KOTA BARU: A state Youth and Sports Department assistant was today charged with six counts of cheating involving RM64,200 and flood relief items between 2019 and 2022.
Muhammad Alif Heikal Samsol, 35, pleaded not guilty before sessions court judge Dazuki Ali.
According to the first charge, Alif allegedly cheated a 53-year-old male contractor into handing over RM25,000 to him for a non-existent futsal renovation project under the supervision of the Bachok District Youth and Sports office.
Alif allegedly committed the offence at a restaurant in Pantai Irama, Bachok, on Oct 16,2019.
For the other five charges, he allegedly cheated a 38-year-old female supplier into handing over cash amounting to RM39,200 and supplying 80 boxes containing dry food, packs of women's necessities and blankets.
The accused deceived the victim into believing that the latter had been appointed as a supplier of the Post-Flood Disaster Programme as well as the Satria Rakan Muda Volunteer Course Programme under the state Youth and Sports Department.
He allegedly committed the five offences at a petrol station in Panji and a hotel in Tunjong between Nov 9 and 24, 2022.
Mariah Omar and Ermi Yadmin Abd Momen of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission prosecuted while the accused was represented by lawyer Azura Ghazali.
The prosecution proposed bail of RM20,000 with the additional conditions that the accused must hand over his passport to the authorities, report to a MACC office, and not disturb the prosecution's witnesses.
Azura appealed for the bail to be reduced on the grounds that the accused supported his wife and four children.
The accused, who has been transferred to another department in Selangor since a year ago, was granted bail of RM10,000 with one surety with additional conditions, including having to report to the MACC office in Kota Baru every month.
The judge set July 28 for the case to be re-mentioned.