PM Anwar confirms Nazri called up by Washington over Putrajaya's Palestine stance, notice sent by US Embassy to Wisma PutraProprietor Arrie Syahiman Mohd Zain, 33, and the employee, Nurul Azwani Mohd Razali, 37, made the plea before Judge Norashima Khalid.
They were each charged with three counts under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 for submitting the Employee Verification Form under the programme containing false details to a Socso official to claim an incentive of RM126,100 under the Panjana programme.They were charged with committing the offence at the Socso office in Kuala Terengganu in June and July 2021.
The two accused also pleaded not guilty to three alternative charges under Section 471 of the Penal Code of using false documents as genuine and faced imprisonment for up to two years, or a fine or both, upon conviction.The court allowed both accused bail of RM15,000 with one surety each and set Nov 28 for mention.
The prosecution was handled by MACC Deputy Public Prosecutor Mariah Omar, while Nurul Azwani was represented by lawyer Mohd Hayyatudin Muhammad. Arrie Syahiman was unrepresented. ― Bernama