Construction firm director charged with making false declarations to CCM
KUALA LUMPUR: A construction company director was charged at the Sessions Court here today with three counts of making false declarations to the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) involving appointments, resignations, and share transfers three years ago.
Juliana Jamian, 38, however, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to her.
For the first and second charges, she was accused of making false declarations to the registrar of companies regarding her appointment as a director of UTS Maju Construction Sdn Bhd and the resignation of Wali Ullah Khan from the same company.
The declarations were made via Section 58 forms dated Sept 30, 2022.
She was also charged with making a false declaration to the registrar regarding the transfer of 299,998 shares from Wali Ullah Khan to herself, using a Section 51 form dated Oct 8, 2022.
All the offences were allegedly committed at the CCM headquarters at Menara SSM@Sentral, KL Sentral, on Sept 30 and Oct 8, 2022.
Juliana was charged under Section 593(b) of the Companies Act 2016 (Act 777), read together with Section 34 of the same Act.
If convicted, she faces a jail term of up to 10 years, a fine of up to RM3 million, or both.
Earlier, CCM prosecuting officer Farieza Hazreen Salehuddin proposed bail at RM10,000 for each charge, while Juliana's lawyer, Muhamad 'Aizat Adli Zalil, requested bail to be set at RM3,000 per charge.
Judge Mohd Zaki Mohd Salleh granted Juliana bail of RM10,000 for all charges and ordered her to surrender her passport to the court.
The case has been fixed for mention on June 4.
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