SHAH ALAM: An administrative assistant with the Sabak Bernam district and land office claimed trial at the Sessions Court today to two charges of accepting bribes close to RM8,000 two years ago.
Noor Aliza Hamin, 46, said she understood the charges read out to her before judge Datuk Anita Harun.
"I want to go on trial," she told the court.
The charge sheets read that she had twice corruptly accepted for herself bribes worth RM3,700 and RM4,180, respectively. She received the money through her CIMB bank account from a man.
The bribes were an inducement for her to process the man's application to sub-divide a piece of land under a sub-district grant.
She committed the offences on May 19 and Sept 19, 2022 at a bank at Jalan Menteri in Sungai Besar.
The offences, under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act punishable under Section 24(1), carry a maximum 20-year jail term and a fine not more than five times the bribe sum or RM10,000; whichever is higher.
Prosecuting officer Mohd Aliff Shaharuzaman urged the court to set bail at RM10,000 with one surety for both charges.
As additional conditions, he asked for the accused to surrender her passport to the court, report to the nearest MACC office on the first week of the month and not to harass prosecution witnesses.
The teary Aliza, who was unrepresented, in her plea asked for the bail sum to be reduced as she was undergoing treatment for fibroid.
The court set bail at RM10,000 with one surety and allowed the prosecution's additional conditions.
July 30 was set for mention.