KOTA KINABALU: A husband-and-wife business duo have claimed trial to charges of abetting a company director in submitting false claims amounting to more than RM3.6 million to the Department of Industrial Development and Research (DIDR).
Anita Mohamed, 54, and Ang Ka Fat @ Kenny, 57, pleaded not guilty to their respective charges when brought before Sessions Court Judge Jason Juga on Thursday.
Both face two separate charges each, as well as one joint charge, over the alleged offences.
The charges were framed under Section 28(1)(c) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, read together with Section 18 of the same Act, and punishable under Section 24(2).
Upon conviction, the provision carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence and a fine of at least five times the value of the false particulars, or RM10,000, whichever is higher.
The documents were allegedly submitted to an administrative assistant at the DIDR office between 2022 and 2023.
The court set Sept 23 for pre-trial case management and released both on bail, with counsel Azhier Farhan Arisin representing them.
