A company director faces three forgery charges for allegedly falsifying bank statements to cheat, with a bail set at RM20,000 and a court mention in April.
BUTTERWORTH: A company director pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to three charges of forging bank statement documents.
Abdul Mannan Ramli, 49, the director of AMBR Engineering, was accused of falsifying the company’s Bank Islam statements by entering false monthly balances with intent to cheat.
The alleged offences took place at the Seberang Perai City Council office in Bukit Mertajam on three separate dates.
The charges relate to May 26, 2016, Dec 18, 2018 and Nov 23, 2021.
Each charge was framed under Section 468 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of seven years’ imprisonment and a fine upon conviction.
Judge Zulhazmi Abdullah granted Abdul Mannan bail of RM20,000 for all charges combined.
The judge also ordered the accused to surrender his passport to the court and to report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission office once a month.
The court set April 17 for the next mention of the case.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Haresh Prakash Somiah prosecuted the case.
Lawyer Datuk Dr Aswandi Mohamed Hashim represented the accused.
