A senior officer from the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has pleaded not guilty to a charge of receiving RM50,000 in cash from a businessman.
Mohamad Hamim @ Mohamed Kamaruddin was charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code with receiving the sum of money from a person whom he knew had dealings related to his official duties.
Hamim is DBKL’s executive director for project management.
The offence was alleged to have taken place at Jalan Changkat Tunku on Jan 10.
If found guilty, Hamim faces a jail sentence of up to two years, a fine or both.
Judge Azura Alwi set bail at RM15,000 with one surety.
“The court does not require the accused to surrender his passport for now.
“But he has to inform the court and prosecution in writing if he needs to travel overseas for work or personal reasons,” she said.
Azura also ordered that Hamim report to MACC’s office here on a monthly basis.
Case management was fixed for Jan 12.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission prosecuting officer Yasri Yahya appeared for the prosecution while Hamim was represented by Zeffree Zainudin and Azmi Ani.
