Ex-Melaka youth and sports dept director charged with graft
Khairul Adri Rosli faces four charges of soliciting bribes totalling RM8,000 from a company owner linked to his official duties between Sept 25, 2023 and June 25, 2024. (Pexels pic)
PETALING JAYA : A former director of the Melaka youth and sports department pleaded not guilty today in the Ayer Keroh sessions court to submitting a false claim and accepting bribes.
Khairul Adri Rosli, 51, was charged with submitting a payment voucher for RM126,100 for the supply and installation of concrete imprints around the tennis and petanque court walkways at the Melaka youth and sports complex.
The voucher was found to contain false particulars as the work was not carried out according to the quoted specifications.
Bernama reported that he allegedly committed the offence at the Melaka youth and sports department office on Dec 8, 2023.
The charge, under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti‑Corruption Commission Act 2009 and punishable under Section 24(2) of the same Act, provides a maximum jail term of 20 years and a fine of no less than five times the amount or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
Khairul also faces four charges of soliciting bribes totalling RM8,000 from a company owner linked to his official duties, between Sept 25, 2023 and June 25, 2024 in Melaka Tengah.
The charge, under Section 165 of the Penal Code, carries a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment, a fine or both.
MACC deputy public prosecutor Sharina Farhana Nor Sa'ari proposed bail to be set at RM25,000 on all charges, with the additional conditions that the accused surrender his passport to the court and report monthly to the Melaka MACC office.
Khairul's lawyer T Gajendran asked for a lower bail amount as his client is currently serving in a different department and would be suspended from duty starting today, receiving only half his salary.
Judge Elesabet Paya Wan granted bail of RM20,000 with one surety on all charges.
She set Aug 15 for mention of the case.
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