Published on: Friday, January 22, 2021
By: Bernama
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SHAH ALAM: A former senior principal assistant secretary of a ministry pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here Thursday to two counts of accepting bribes totalling RM100,000 in connection with the issuance of tender for biofertiliser supply and delivery to a company, last year.
Shahrulzaman Jaafar, 43, who was then attached at the Agriculture and Agro-based Ministry (MOA), made the plea after the charges were read out to him before Judge Rihaida Rafie.
According to the first charge, Shahrulzaman, who is currently suspended from his duty, is accused of accepting bribes amounting to RM70,000 from Hazrul Hisyam Hassan, 46.
SHAH ALAM (Jan 21): A former senior principal assistant secretary of a ministry pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to two counts of accepting bribes totalling RM100,000 in connection with the issuance of tender for biofertiliser supply and delivery to a company last year.
Shahrulzaman Jaafar, 43, who was then attached at the Agriculture and Agro-based Ministry (MOA), made the plea after the charges were read out to him before Judge Rihaida Rafie.
According to the first charge, Shahrulzaman, who is currently suspended from his duty, is accused of accepting bribes amounting to RM70,000 from Hazrul Hisyam Hassan, 46.
It was an inducement for helping Hazrul Hisyam secure a tender to supply and deliver biofertiliser under the Production Incentive Scheme to KIIK Resources Sdn Bhd totalling RM37,478,572.55 by the roadside near Serdang Hospital between 11am and noon on May 12, 2020.
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SHAH ALAM: A former senior civil servant has claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to two counts of graft.
Shahrulzaman Jaafar, 43, a former senior principal assistant secretary with the Agriculture and Agro-based Ministry, is accused of accepting bribes amounting to RM100,000.
He allegedly accepted the bribes on two occasions last year as an inducement related to the issuance of tender to a company for the supply and delivery of biofertiliser.
Under the first charge, Shahrulzaman is accused of accepting RM70,000 from one Hazrul Hisyam Hassan.
The money was allegedly a bribe to aid Hazrul Hisyam in securing a tender to supply and deliver biofertiliser valued at RM37,478,572 under the Production Incentive Scheme to KIIK Resources Sdn Bhd.