SHAH ALAM: A fireman has pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here to two counts of soliciting and accepting bribes amounting to RM3,000 last year.
Mohd Nor Abdullah, 38, as Assistant Fire Superintendent at the Zone 3 Port Klang Fire and Rescue Station, was alleged to have solicited and accepted the bribe as an inducement to recommend a company to be given a business licence by the Klang Municipal Council.
According to Bernama, the offences were allegedly committed at the Fire and Rescue station on Nov 30 and Dec 1, 2021.
The charge was framed under Sections 16 (a)(B) and 17 (a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, and punishable under Section 24 (1) of the same Act.
Mohd Nor faces up to a 20-year jail term and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher.
Judge Rasyihah Ghazali allowed RM8,000 bail with one surety and fixed Nov 29 for mention.
Mohd Nor was also ordered to report himself to the Selangor MACC office every month.
