The accused, Muhammad Tarmymy Che Ani, 41, made the plea after the charges were read to him before judge Harmi Thamri Mohamad.
He is alleged to have committed the offence at the Kedah State Treasury and Finance Office, Wisma Darul Aman, here, on Dec 12, 2019. On the second and third charge, he is accused of using falsified documents, namely, the Minutes of the Price Quotation Selection Committee Meeting dated Nov 27, 2019 and Minutes of the Price Consultation Committee on Phase 2 of MPKK’s Marris Project Allocation 2019 dated Nov 27, 2019.
For both offences, the accused was charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 465 of the same code, which provides for a jail term of up to two years or a fine or both.
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