Aliff Teega claims trial to misappropriating RM63,605.48

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Social media influencer Aliff Teega has claimed trial at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court over two charges of misappropriating RM63,605.48 in funds meant for religious charity programmes.  30-year-old Aliff, or his full name Mohd Hazalif Mohd Hazani, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out before Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi on Friday (Sept 20).  Read more at https://shorturl.at/Mjcg9  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Social media influencer Alif Tiga has claimed trial at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court over

00:07two charges of misappropriating more than 63,000 ringgit in funds meant for religious

00:13charity programs.

00:15Thirty-year-old Alif, or his full name Muhammad Hazalif Muhammad Hazani, pleaded not guilty

00:20after the charges were read out before Sessions Court Judge Azura Alwi on Friday.

00:26According to the first charge, Alif was accused of dishonestly misappropriating around 36,000

00:32ringgit, which was meant for donations to fund Breaking Fast programs in Mecca, Syria

00:37and Palestine at CIMB Bank, located at KL Gateway, on April 26.

00:44The second charge states, Alif allegedly misappropriated more than 27,000 ringgit, meant for Jomsataye

00:51infaq daging qurban program, at the same bank on June 15.

00:56He was charged under Section 403 of the Penal Code for both offences, which carries a jail

01:01term between four months to five years, whipping and fine, upon conviction.

01:07During the proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Farah Yasmin Saleh suggested that bail between

01:1350,000 ringgit and 100,000 ringgit be imposed for both charges, with the additional condition

01:20that the passport must be handed over to the court, and the accused must report to

01:25the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Putrajaya Headquarters every month.

01:31In mitigating for a lower bail, Lawyer Mohamad Sharula Khan said his client was supporting

01:36his family and that all of his property had been frozen by the MACC.

01:42The court fixed bail at 50,000 ringgit for both charges, as well as additional conditions

01:47as requested by the prosecution, and fixed October 21st for the next court mention.

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