KUALA LUMPUR – A 32-year-old man in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, has claimed trial to a charge of providing false statements to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Abdul Hakimy Zulkifli, who is self-employed, was charged under Section 27(1)(a) of the MACC Act 2009 after he allegedly told the graft busters that a man carrying the title “Datuk” had sought up to RM2 million in bribes to retract a police report made five months ago.
However, Hakimy pleaded not guilty to the charge read out before sessions court judge Dazuki Ali, the MACC said in a statement today.
In the incident, Hakimy told MACC officers that Datuk Tan Kim Keah, a corporate figure, had asked for the large sum of money in order to retract the police report that was given to police officers and personnel named Amran Mohd Khalid, Mohd Syafiq Zulkifli, Wan Mohd Nasaruddin Wan Daud and Mohammad Rohimi Rosian, while knowing that the statement was false.
The accused had allegedly committed the act on September 3 last year in the presence of Kelantan MACC chief senior assistant Azhar Seman, who was recording Hakimy’s statement at the commission’s headquarters in Kota Bharu.
However, upon investigation, the MACC found that Tan had never sought the bribe from anyone.
The agency said the court had set RM15,000 bail with one surety. The court had also ordered the accused to surrender his passport and barred him from interrupting the prosecution witnesses.
The court had also set March 24 this year for further mention and submission of documents.
The prosecution was represented by deputy public prosecutors Tengku Nurul Haziqah Tuan Yacob and Mariah Omar. – February 19, 2024