Sabah man accused of falsifying documents to obtain state allocation

New Straits Times

23-04-2025

KOTA KINABALU: A civil servant claimed trial at the Special Corruption Court to two charges of using forged documents in an application for a special allocation from the Sabah chief minister.
Abd Rasad Sadikir Sadikil, 56, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read before Sessions Court judge Jason Juga.
Abd Rasad had allegedly used false documents as genuine, namely a bank statement dated Aug 19, 2021, and a letter of support from the Community Development Officer (PPM) for the N1 Banggi constituency dated April 4, 2021.
The two forged documents were submitted with the intent to deceive, in order to obtain RM85,000 from the Chief Minister's Special Allocation for the construction of the Anak Banggi Community Association's administrative office in Kampung Karakit Banggi, Kudat.
The funds were channelled through the Sabah State Finance Ministry into a bank account belonging to a woman.
Both offences were allegedly committed between April and July 2021 at the Sabah Finance Ministry, Block C, Menara Kinabalu, Jalan Teluk Likas, Tanjung Lipat.
The offence, under Section 471 of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 465 of the same Code, carries a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
Earlier, Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Izzati Safiee of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) applied for the two new charges to be consolidated with four existing charges previously faced by the accused.
She also requested that the bail granted in the earlier cases be extended to cover these two new charges.
The court granted the application and fixed June 12 for pre-trial case management.
No additional bail was imposed, as the court ordered that the same bail issued in the previous cases would apply.
On May 21, 2021, Abd Rasad, who is a headmaster, was charged with four counts of using false documents to obtain payment for primary school equipment supplies amounting to RM9,667.
He was alleged to have committed the offences between October and December 2018 at the General Office of SK Manggis/Mangkubou in Pitas.
The court previously granted bail of RM10,000, with RM5,000 to be deposited and one local surety required.
The accused was also ordered to report to the MACC office twice a month, refrain from contacting prosecution witnesses, and surrender his passport to the court, if he has one.
The accused, who is currently suspended from work, was unrepresented.