Prasarana COO's graft case transferred to Kuantan Sessions Court

GEORGE TOWN: The sessions court here has allowed the graft case involving Prasarana Berhad Rapid Penang COO Major (Rtd) Mohd Shukri Abdul Rahman to be transferred to the court in Kuantan, Pahang.
Sessions court Judge Norsalha Hamzah allowed the transfer when the case was brought up in her court for mention today.
He was represented by Datuk Shukri Mohamad while DPP Ahmad Ghazali Muhamad Nadzri prosecuted.
On Aug 3, Shukri was charged with accepting a RM70,000 bribe at a bank in Penang Times Square on Apr 20, 2015 and claimed trial to the offence.
He is alleged to have accepted the amount from Syarikat Jayonik MSC Sdn Bhd, with the amount deposited into an account of one Noor Jasmin Mustafa, as an inducement to assist in issuing an appointment letter to the company for several projects valued around RM8.4 million.
The offence comes under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 and is read together with Section 24 of the same Act.
Those found guilty are liable to be punished with a maximum 20-year jail term and a fine of RM10,000 or five times the bribe amount, whichever is higher.
On Aug 7, Shukri claimed trial to 41 charges of bribery amounting to over RM438,000 at the Kuantan Sessions Court.
The money was allegedly paid to him by four separate companies as inducement to approve contracts for spare parts and bus and simulator systems from Nov 2013 to Jan 2017.
The case there has been fixed for mention on Sept 4.