Former aide to Selangor MB charged with cheating, using forged documents

2009/11/03

SHAH ALAM, Tues: A former aide to the Selangor Menteri Besar, Mohd Yahya Mat Sahri, pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to cheating and using forged documents.

Mohd Yahya is charged with cheating the president of Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Bhd, Datuk Abdul Karim Munisar, by deceiving him into believing that Pakatan Rakyat (PKR) secretariat was looking for sponsors to finance the party's 100 Day celebration and inducing Abdul Karim to hand him RM50,000 in sponsorship for the event.

The offence was allegedly committed at the Gardenia Coffee House, Quality Hotel, on June 4, 2008.

He faces a jail term of up to 10 years and whipping and could also be fined, if convicted.

Mohd Yahya is also charged with using a forged document, relating to the opening of a bank account for the Selangor PKR at Bandar Sunway Maybank branch, Petaling, on May 14 last year.

If found guilty, he could be jailed a maximum of two years or fine or both.

Deputy public prosecutor from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, Mohd Josiendra Abu Senin, requested bail at RM15,000 in one surety.

However, Mohd Yahya's counsel, Yusmandi Yusoff, said his client had a wife and four children, aged between three and 16 years, to support.

Judge Syafeera Mohd Said set bail at RM10,000 in one surety and fixed April 19 to 23 next year for trial. -- BERNAMA