Ex-Senate deputy president charged with RM235,000 bribes, luxury cars in land deal
SHAH ALAM: Former Dewan Negara deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali Mohamad claimed trial at the Sessions Court today to multiple charges of accepting bribes totalling RM235,000 and three luxury vehicles, allegedly linked to a RM45 million land reclamation project in Melaka involving 40.4ha.
The 61-year-old pleaded not guilty after all 20 charges were read out before Judge Awang Kerisnada Awang Mahmud.
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