Kota Kinabalu: A civil servant and four company owners were charged with several charges of submitting and using documents containing fake details over the repair works on houses under the Hardcore Poor Housing Programme (PPRT).
They were Aidah Mustapha, 54, who is Administrative Assistant at the Agriculture Department, Ashar Usman, 45, Shariff Wahya, 55, Kenidi Musa, 41, and Mohd Nur Musa, 42.
All of them pleaded not guilty before Sessions Court Judge Andi Razalijaya A Dadi, to all the charges against them.
Aidah has ten charges against her, Kenidi and Mohd Nur have five charges each while Ashar and Shariff have one each.
Aidah, on the first to fourth count, is accused of submitting four invoices under the CD Family Enterpris which containing false statements concerning material particulars, namely that the repair works on the house under the PPRT for four people, and it stated that did not comply with the prescribed work specifications (BQ), which she knew was intended to deceive the principal an agent, Giatmara Sabah Director.
The amount involved were RM14,996.50, RM14,997, RM15,000 and RM14,999.
The offences under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 and punishable under Section 24(1) of the Act provides for a jail term of up to 20 years, and a fine of not less than five times the amount or value of the gratification, or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
On the fifth to tenth count, she allegedly used several fake documents such as Certificate of Completion and Handover of Works, application forms for the hardcore poor housing programme (PPRT) under the people’s well-being development scheme (spkr), forms of consent to use privately owned land for the implementation of the hardcore poor housing project, forms of verification and declaration by the recipient of the PPRT and participant profile forms for the PPRT.
The charges stated that Aidah allegedly used the said forged documents for the purpose of cheating in order to obtain payment for the works of providing repair services under the Housing Assistance Programme (PPRT/SPKR) in Tawau.
The offences allegedly took place in April 2021 at the Giatmara Sabah office, here.
The court set Oct 28 this year for mention and released Aidah who was represented by counsel Jessica Ombou Kakayun, on bail of RM20,000 with RM5,000 deposited in a local surety.
The court also imposed additional conditions which was required her to report to the MACC office once a month until the disposal of the case or further order of the court, her passport if any to be kept by the court, and to not tamper with the prosecution’s witnesses.
Meanwhile, Kenidi on the first to fifth count, is accused of submitting five invoices under the name Nur Enterprise which also containing false statements concerning material particulars, namely that the repair works on the house under the PPRT for five people, and it stated that did not comply with the prescribed the BQ in which he knew was intended to deceive the principal an agent, Giatmara Sabah Director.
The alleged offences involved several amount and committed the offences between April and September 2021 at the same place.
He was released on bail of RM15,000 with RM5,000 deposited in a local surety and additional conditions also imposed as Aidah.
Mohd Nur, on the first to fifth count, is accused of submitting five purchase orders under the name Reestina Enterprise which also containing false statements concerning material particulars, namely that the repair works on the house under the PPRT for five people, and it stated that did not comply with the prescribed the BQ in which he knew was intended to deceive the principal an agent, Giatmara Sabah Director.
The alleged offences involved several amount and committed the offences between April and June 2021 at the same place.
He was released on bail of RM15,000 with RM5,000 deposited in a local surety and additional conditions also imposed as Aidah.
Ashar allegedly submitted one purchase order which also containing false statements concerning material particulars, namely that the repair works on the house under the PPRT for an individual, and it stated that did not comply with the prescribed the BQ in which he knew was intended to deceive the principal an agent, Giatmara Sabah Director in April 2021 at the same place.
While Shariff is accused of submitting one purchase order also containing false statements concerning material particulars, namely that the repair works on the house under the PPRT for one individual , and it stated that did not comply with the prescribed the BQ in which he knew was intended to deceive the principal an agent, Giatmara Sabah Director.
Ashar and Shariff were offered bail of RM10,000 with RM1,000 deposited in a local surety each and the same additional conditions also imposed on them.
