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Abdul Rahim escorted to the court room in Shah Alam
SHAH ALAM: Former Tekun Nasional managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Abdul Rahim Hassan was charged at the Sessions Court here with two counts of corruption.
He pleaded not guilty to the first charge of soliciting a bribe of RM36,000 via a text message from Abdul Muhsin Abdul Rahman between 8.30pm and 9pm on Jan 13, 2015, as an inducement to help speed up claims made by Pasadana Sdn Bhd, a registered debt collection company.
He also claimed trial to a second charge of accepting a bribe in the form of cash from Abdul Muhsin at about 9.30pm on Jan 15, the same year at Kelab Shah Alam Selangor in Seksyen 13 here.
Both offences were under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.
The bribe is equivalent to 10% of the outstanding amount due to Tekun for November 2014.
It is learnt that the company was appointed by the accused to carry out debt collection from defaulters with over two years of outstanding dues.
Tekun Nasional is a financial services agency for micro and small entrepreneurs under the Agriculture & Agro-based Industry Ministry.
Clad in a dark green polo T-shirt and black pants, Abdul Rahim nodded after the charges were read to him by a court interpreter.
The MACC deputy public prosecutor Aida Adhha Abu Bakar suggested that bail be set at RM20,000 for each charge. She also asked that Abdul Rahim be ordered to surrender his passport to the court until the case is over.
Counsel Datuk Hasnal Redzua Merican, assisted by Muzzamir Merican, requested for a single bail sum.
Judge Asmadi Hussin then set bail at RM18,000 with one surety and ordered the accused to surrender his passport.
He also set Feb 8, for case management and set March 13 to 17, for trial.
On Sunday, a team of MACC officers detained the 62-year-old at his house in Bukit Bandaraya, Shah Alam, at 5.15pm.
He was first picked up in Kelab Shah Alam on Jan 15, 2015, after receiving the alleged bribes and was released after the remand order had lapsed.
The MACC only recently obtained consent to charge him.
It was not the first time Abdul Rahim was charged. In November 2015, he was slapped with two corruption charges linked to his family members.
It is learnt that the charges had been withdrawn by the prosecution.
Sources: By Allison Lai The Star/Asia News Network
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Abdul Rahim escorted to the court room in Shah AlamSHAH ALAM: Former Tekun Nasional managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Abdul Rahim Hassan was charged at the Sessions Court here with two counts of corruption.
He pleaded not guilty to the first charge of soliciting a bribe of RM36,000 via a text message from Abdul Muhsin Abdul Rahman between 8.30pm and 9pm on Jan 13, 2015, as an inducement to help speed up claims made by Pasadana Sdn Bhd, a registered debt collection company.
He also claimed trial to a second charge of accepting a bribe in the form of cash from Abdul Muhsin at about 9.30pm on Jan 15, the same year at Kelab Shah Alam Selangor in Seksyen 13 here.
Both offences were under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.
The bribe is equivalent to 10% of the outstanding amount due to Tekun for November 2014.
It is learnt that the company was appointed by the accused to carry out debt collection from defaulters with over two years of outstanding dues.
Tekun Nasional is a financial services agency for micro and small entrepreneurs under the Agriculture & Agro-based Industry Ministry.
Clad in a dark green polo T-shirt and black pants, Abdul Rahim nodded after the charges were read to him by a court interpreter.
The MACC deputy public prosecutor Aida Adhha Abu Bakar suggested that bail be set at RM20,000 for each charge. She also asked that Abdul Rahim be ordered to surrender his passport to the court until the case is over.
Counsel Datuk Hasnal Redzua Merican, assisted by Muzzamir Merican, requested for a single bail sum.
Judge Asmadi Hussin then set bail at RM18,000 with one surety and ordered the accused to surrender his passport.
He also set Feb 8, for case management and set March 13 to 17, for trial.
On Sunday, a team of MACC officers detained the 62-year-old at his house in Bukit Bandaraya, Shah Alam, at 5.15pm.
He was first picked up in Kelab Shah Alam on Jan 15, 2015, after receiving the alleged bribes and was released after the remand order had lapsed.
The MACC only recently obtained consent to charge him.
It was not the first time Abdul Rahim was charged. In November 2015, he was slapped with two corruption charges linked to his family members.
It is learnt that the charges had been withdrawn by the prosecution.
Sources: By Allison Lai The Star/Asia News Network
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