Civil servant acquitted, discharged of corruption
KOTA KINABALU (Aug 19): A civil servant was freed by a Sessions Court here from a charge of allegedly receiving bribe eight years ago.
Judge Jason Juga acquitted and discharged Nurul Syazwanie Idris, 35, without calling for her defence on Tuesday.
In his reserved ruling, the judge held that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against the accused.
Nurul was accused of accepting the bribe from a man allegedly as a reward to help a company to get the work of supplying goods for a sport programme.
The alleged offence took place on March 17, 2017.
Nurul was charged under Section 16(a)(B) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, punishable under Section 21(1) of the same Act.
The charge provides for a jail term of up to 20 years or a fine of not less than five times the amount or value of the bribe, or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
The prosecution had called 20 witnesses during the trial.
Counsel Datuk Ram Singh and Prem Elmer Ganasan represented Nurul.
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