Source : Free Malaysia Today
JOHOR BAHRU: A Johor state executive councillor and a real estate consultant were charged in the Sessions Court here today with corruption involving RM30.3 million.
Abd Latif Bandi, 51, and Amir Shariffuddin Abd Raub, 44, claimed trial to 33 charges allegedly committed at a bank in Larkin Perdana here, between Nov 13, 2013 and Oct 19 last year.
Latif was dropped from chairing the state’s housing and local government portfolio last month after he took leave following investigations on his son and a special officer who were arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over alleged graft offences.
He stands accused of conspiring with Amir to accept bribes from certain individuals as an inducement to obtain approval for release of a number of Bumiputera-reserved housing lots to the public, and for a discount in the contribution amount to the Johor State Housing Fund for the Eco Botanic Project in Pulai.
Amir allegedly accepted bribes from certain individuals for himself and Latif to allow for any transaction with regard to approval for release of the Bumiputera lots to the public and discount in fund contribution.
The charges are framed under Section 28 (1)(c) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, read with Section 16 (a)(B) and Section 24 of the same Act, which provides for imprisonment of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher.
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