Ex-defence intelligence director-general denies charges of accepting a US$20,000 bribe and RM64,600 for his wife’s flight tickets
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Defence Intelligence director-general Datuk Mohd Razali Alias was charged at the Sessions Court here today on three counts of accepting a bribe amounting to US$20,000 and receiving payments totalling RM64,600 for the purchase of an overseas flight ticket for his wife, two years ago.
However, Mohd Razali, 60, pleaded not guilty to all three charges after they were read out before Judge Suzana Hussin.
“I understand the charges. I plead not guilty and request to be tried,” he said calmly after the charges were read separately.
For the first charge, Mohd Razali is accused of corruptly accepting a bribe of USD20,000 for himself from Sheikh Ahmad Nafiq Sheikh A. Rahman, 45, at the Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation (MDIO), Kementah Camp, Jalan Padang Tembak here, between August and November 2024.
The bribe was allegedly offered as an inducement for him, in his capacity as director-general of the MDIO of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), to approve the certificate of verification and acceptance of services for payment purposes under the procurement of maintenance and support services for the Cyber Defence Operations Centre (CDOC) system of the Defence Intelligence Staff Division (BSPP).
The charge is framed under Section 16(a)(B) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 (Act 694), punishable under Section 24(1) of the same law, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
For the second charge, Mohd Razali, in his capacity as director-general of MDIO, is accused of receiving a payment totalling RM26,800 for his wife, Datin Azarina Bakia, 59, for the purchase of return flight tickets between Kuala Lumpur and Malaga, Spain.
The payment was allegedly made by Sheikh Ahmad Nafiq, director of Syarikat Intelligence PC Centre Sdn Bhd, which the accused is said to have known was connected to his official duties.
The offence was allegedly committed at the same location on Nov 15, 2024, and framed under Section 165 of the Penal Code (Act 574), which carries a punishment of up to two years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
Meanwhile, for the third charge, Mohd Razali is accused of receiving a payment of RM37,800 for his wife, Azarina, for the purchase of return flight tickets between Kuala Lumpur and Estonia from Sheikh Ahmad Nafiq.
The offence was allegedly committed at the same location on April 28, 2025, and framed under Section 165 of the Penal Code, which provides for a similar punishment.
