A former managing director of Felcra Training & Consultancy Sdn Bhd was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today with 33 counts of misappropriation and abuse of power amounting to RM1.6 million.
Rohaizat Ahmad, who claimed trial to all charges, was accused of committing the offences under Section 23 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 between April 2014 and June last year.
Rohaizat, 54, was accused of using his position at the company to solicit bribes for a relative after allegedly appointing Al Maisan Enterprise, a company belonging to one of his in-laws, to supply electronic equipment.
Rohaizat’s relative was said to have a stake in the company.
Deputy public prosecutor Hamdi Jummat requested that bail be set at RM150,000, and for Rohaizat’s passport to be surrendered to the court.
Defence counsel Hamidi Mohd Noh then asked for a lower bail amount of RM50,000.
Magistrate Azura Alwi set bail at RM80,000, which was posted by the accused.
Rohaizat was also instructed to report himself to the MACC headquarters every month until his trial concludes.
Azura fixed Oct 10 for re-mention.
Rohaizat was arrested by the MACC in September last year following raids on the Felcra unit’s office in Setapak and nine other premises in Perak and the east coast. Various documents were seized.
Felcra CEO Mohd Nazrul Izam Mansor then ordered his officers to lodge a report with the anti-graft agency, after an external audit highlighted discrepancies requiring a further probe.
Nazrul had said the report would allow MACC to conduct a thorough investigation, and ensure the protection of staff welfare and the public’s interest.
Kinabatangan MP Bung Moktar Radin, who was the non-executive chairman of Felcra, and his wife Zizie Ezette, were previously charged with corruption amounting to RM2.8 million over Felcra Bhd’s investment in unit trusts worth RM150 million.
He was accused of obtaining for himself RM2.2 million, RM262,500 and RM337,500 from two unit trust agents through investment accounts under Zizie’s name.
Earlier report: Sept 3, MACC to Charge Ex-Felcra Senior Officer with Graft