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Mohammad Zyed Ibrahim, 41, pleaded not guilty after all the charges were read separately for nearly an hour before Judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi. It was an inducement not to inspect the company’s lorries which ferried goods out of KLIA Cargo, with the offences allegedly committed at a bank in Nilai between September 16, 2017 to January 16, 2022.The charges are framed under Section 17 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 which provides for a maximum of 20 years imprisonment and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, if convicted.
Earlier, Muhammad Asraf objected to the court offering any bail on the grounds that the accused is a customs officer who should be responsible for controlling the entry point of the country from being breached.“The court needs to take into account the responsibility of the accused and his act of accepting bribes is a serious crime, apart from giving a negative image and perception to the Customs Department,” he said.