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KL Tower probe: Company director pleads not guilty to RM7.5mil graft charge

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A 49-year-old company director claimed trial at the KL Sessions Court on April 5 to offering some RM7.5mil in bribes, said to expedite the process of taking over the management and concession of Menara Kuala Lumpur (KL Tower). Read more at

Hydropshoppe Sdn Bhd director Datuk Abdul Hamid Shaikh Abdul Razak Shaikh pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out before Sessions Court judge Suzana Hussain on Wednesday .

According to the charge sheet, Abdul Hamid allegedly offered a bribe of RM500,000 per year for 15 years to an individual as an inducement and for the benefit of former communications and multimedia minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa to expedite the acquisition process by Hydroshoppe. The offence was allegedly committed at the ministry’s office in Putrajaya between July and August 2022.

The charge was framed under Section 16 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 which carries a maximum 20 years imprisonment and a fine of no less than five times the amount of gratification or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.The court also ordered Abdul Hamid to surrender his passport and to report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission office bi-monthly.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Mahadi Abdul Jumaat appeared for the prosecution while the accused was represented by lawyer Shu Ivy.

 

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KL Tower probe: Company director pleads not guilty to RM7.5mil graft chargeKUALA LUMPUR: A 49-year-old company director has claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to offering some RM7.5mil in bribes in the span of 15 years, said to expedite the process of taking over the management and concession of Menara Kuala Lumpur (KL Tower).
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