SANDAKAN: A 37-year-old assistant economic affairs officer of a government agency pleaded not guilty at the Sandakan Special Corruption Court here Thursday to 14 charges of allegedly making false claims amounting to about RM15,000.
Nur Izzati Mohd Rudzuan entered the plea after the charges were read before Judge Andi Razalijaya A Dadi.
She was alleged to have made claims using invoices for the supply of raw materials, hampers and food, as well as public address system services which were allegedly not fully carried out.
Nine of the charges were allegedly committed between August and September 2023, while the remaining five were allegedly committed between April and May 2024, under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, read together with Section 28(1)(c) of the same Act and punishable under Section 24 of the same Act.
The court granted her bail of RM10,000 with RM5,000 deposit and one local surety, while ordering her to surrender her passport and report to the nearest MACC office as required, with trial set for Feb 1 to 5, 2027 and case management on Nov 5, 2026.
