KUALA TERENGGANU: A senior quantity surveyor at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) has pleaded not guilty in a Sessions Court here to nine counts of accepting cash bribes and a motorcycle amounting to RM30,000.
Malike Mohamed, 52, was charged with eight counts of receiving cash amounting to RM14,500 from the representative of AMZ Sepakat Sdn Bhd, Azman Yusof, in return for facilitating an interim payment claim process made by the company to UniSZA, at a bank here, between May 15, 2019 and July 6, 2020, Bernama reported.
Malike also allegedly received a Yamaha Y15ZR motorcycle from Azman in August 2019, despite knowing that there was a link between the giver and his post.
The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and a fine of RM10,000 under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act.
Judge Mohd Azhar Othman allowed the accused to be bailed at RM12,000 in one surety in addition to allowing additional conditions applied by the prosecution.
The court set March 10 for mention and document management.
