LABUAN: A former director of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) in Labuan, Ismaidi Ismail, 56, has been charged with accepting a RM10,000 bribe related to maintenance and repair work at the department in 2020.
Ismaidi pleaded not guilty when the charge was read before Judge Elsie Primus at the Labuan Special Corruption Court on Thursday.
He was charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code. The court granted him bail of RM20,000 with a RM10,000 deposit, to be secured with one surety.
He must also report to the nearest MACC office every two months. The case is set for mention on March 13.
The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Joe Randy Juster, while Ismaidi appeared without legal representation.