SHAH ALAM, Oct 28 – A former project coordinator for a telecommunication company was charged in the Sessions Court here Tuesday on two counts of receiving bribes totalling RM5,000 four years ago.A former employee of Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd Yap Fee Kon, 56, pleaded not guilty after the two charges were read to him before judge Sabariah Atan.
The accused was charged with receiving RM3,000 in cash from contractor Chan Wah Peng, as inducement to help Syarikat C Two Art obtain a renovation project, namely ‘Digilize for PDA Expert Samsung Kiosk at LG Floor, Plaza Low Yat’ and ‘Additional TV to PDA Expert DiGi Internet Kiosk at UG Floor, Plaza Low Yat’.
The offences were allegedly committed at the parking lot of Restoran Ali Maju, Jalan UP1/4, Ukay Perdana, Ampang, near here, at about 11.50pm on March 1, 2011. Yap was also charged with receiving a bribe of RM2,000 from Chan as a reward for himself for assisting Syarikat C Two Art in getting a renovating project, ‘Design and Renovation Works for DSS Outlet at Taman Plaza Petaling Jaya’.
He allegedly committed the offence at Block B, Jalan 1/125E, Desa Petaling, near here, about noon on Oct 21, 2011. For both offences, Yap was charged under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act (MACC) 2009 and punishable under Section 24 (1) of the same Act, which carries a jail term of up to 20 years and a fine of RM10,000 or five times the amount of bribe, whichever is higher.
In the meantime, the Judge Sabariah was also allowed that the accused with the bail of RM8,000 for both charges and fixed Dec 2 for remention of the case. The prosecution was conducted by MACC prosecution officer Mahamad Sukri Seman while Yap was not represented.
