Hamzah’s son claims trial to bribery charge

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The son of Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin has claimed trial at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur to a bribery charge amounting to RM100,000.  Muhammad Faisal Hamzah, 40, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out before Sessions Court judge Rozina Ayob on Wednesday (June 5).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/bdv96zfv  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The son of opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamza Zainuddin has pleaded not guilty to a bribery

00:08charge amounting to 100,000 ringgit in the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur.

00:13Mohammad Faisal Hamza, 40, entered his plea before Sessions Court Judge Rozina Ayob on

00:19Wednesday.

00:20According to the charge sheet, Mohammad Faisal allegedly accepted a 100,000 ringgit bribe

00:26from Izmir Abdul Hamid as an inducement for high-tech Padu Berhad to appoint Rimba Merpati

00:31Sandirian Berhad and Shariqat Permai Solutions as marketing consultants due to his influence.

00:38The companies received a commission of 700,000 ringgit after high-tech Padu Berhad was awarded

00:43a 33 million ringgit tender by the Companies Commission of Malaysia for the supply, rental,

00:50implementation, training, support and maintenance of security infrastructure.

00:55The offence was purportedly committed at an office in Publica Shopping Gallery in

00:59March 2018.

01:01Mohammad Faisal is charged under Section 16A.A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission

01:07MACC Act 2009, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment and a fine of no

01:15less than five times the amount of gratification or 10,000 ringgit, whichever is higher if

01:20convicted.

01:22Deputy Public Prosecutor Mahadi Abdul Jumat proposed bail at 30,000 ringgit with one surety,

01:28requesting additional conditions that the accused surrender his passport, report to

01:33the MACC office monthly starting in July, and refrain from contacting prosecution witnesses.

01:39Mohammad Faisal's lawyer, Ravinder Singh Dhaliwal, requested a lower bail amount of

01:4425,000 ringgit, noting that his client needed to travel to Thailand monthly for the process

01:50of opening a hostel.

01:52Judge Rozina fixed bail at 25,000 ringgit in one surety and allowed the additional conditions.

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