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Daily Express
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Express
Ex-Senate deputy president claims trial to accepting Range Rover as bribe
Published on: Thursday, June 26, 2025 Published on: Thu, Jun 26, 2025 By: FMT Reporters Text Size: Ali Mohamad claimed trial last week to 20 charges of accepting RM235,000 in cash and three luxury cars in relation to a land reclamation project in Kota Laksamana. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Former Dewan Negara deputy president Ali Mohamad pleaded not guilty in the Ayer Keroh sessions court in Melaka today to a charge of accepting a luxury car as a bribe in 2015. Bernama reported that he entered the plea after the charge was read to him before judge Elesabet Paya Wan. Ali was accused of corruptly accepting a Range Rover Sport from a company director as an inducement to award subcontract work for a land reclamation project in Kota Laksamana. The offence allegedly took place at the company's office in Taman Kota Syahbandar, Melaka Tengah, in June 2015. The charge, under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, is punishable under Section 24(1) of the same Act by up to 20 years' imprisonment and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher. Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib urged the court to maintain the same bail conditions set by the Shah Alam sessions court on June 18: RM60,000 bail with one surety, surrender of the accused's passport, and a prohibition on contacting prosecution witnesses. He also applied for the case previously filed in Shah Alam to be transferred to Ayer Keroh so that both matters can be heard together. Defence counsel Yunos Shariff raised no objection, and the court fixed Aug 14 for mention. Ali claimed trial in the Shah Alam sessions court last Wednesday to 20 charges of accepting RM235,000 in cash and three luxury cars in relation to the reclamation project. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Free Malaysia Today
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Ex-Senate deputy president claims trial to accepting Range Rover as bribe
Ali Mohamad claimed trial last week to 20 charges of accepting RM235,000 in cash and three luxury cars in relation to a land reclamation project in Kota Laksamana. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Former Dewan Negara deputy president Ali Mohamad pleaded not guilty in the Ayer Keroh sessions court in Melaka today to a charge of accepting a luxury car as a bribe in 2015. Bernama reported that he entered the plea after the charge was read to him before judge Elesabet Paya Wan. Ali was accused of corruptly accepting a Range Rover Sport from a company director as an inducement to award subcontract work for a land reclamation project in Kota Laksamana. The offence allegedly took place at the company's office in Taman Kota Syahbandar, Melaka Tengah, in June 2015. The charge, under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, is punishable under Section 24(1) of the same Act by up to 20 years' imprisonment and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher. Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib urged the court to maintain the same bail conditions set by the Shah Alam sessions court on June 18: RM60,000 bail with one surety, surrender of the accused's passport, and a prohibition on contacting prosecution witnesses. He also applied for the case previously filed in Shah Alam to be transferred to Ayer Keroh so that both matters can be heard together. Defence counsel Yunos Shariff raised no objection, and the court fixed Aug 14 for mention. Ali claimed trial in the Shah Alam sessions court last Wednesday to 20 charges of accepting RM235,000 in cash and three luxury cars in relation to the reclamation project.
Free Malaysia Today
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Ex-deputy Senate president claims trial to RM235K graft over reclamation project
The Shah Alam sessions court allowed former Dewan Negara deputy speaker Ali Mohamad to post bail of RM60,000 for all 20 charges against him. PETALING JAYA : Former Dewan Negara deputy speaker Ali Mohamad pleaded not guilty today to 20 charges of corruption involving RM235,000 and three luxury cars, allegedly linked to a land reclamation project in Melaka. Ali, 61, entered the plea at the Shah Alam sessions court after the charges were read to him before judge Awang Kerisnada Awang Mahmud, Utusan Malaysia reported. The Bersatu deputy information chief was accused of accepting bribes between April 18, 2024, and Jan 20 this year while serving as managing director of Puncak Jasasia Sdn Bhd. The alleged bribes, ranging from RM5,000 to RM20,000 per transaction, were purportedly received 15 times as an inducement for appointing Benalec Sdn Bhd as the contractor for a 40-hectare reclamation project in Kota Laksamana. Ali was also accused of receiving a BMW 730Li, a Range Rover, and a Bentley Flying Spur between January 2017 and May 2024 at premises in Glenmarie and Sungai Buloh. The charges were framed under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher. Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib proposed bail of RM60,000 and requested that Ali surrender his passport. Ali's counsel, Md Yunos Shariff, agreed to the terms and appealed for judicial discretion in granting bail. Judge Awang then set bail at RM60,000 and ordered Ali not to interfere with prosecution witnesses. The case is scheduled for mention on July 24.
Free Malaysia Today
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Bersatu man lodges police report over alleged recording of Melaka CM
The MACC arrested Bersatu deputy information chief Ali Mohamad on April 15 to assist in an investigation into allegations of bribery, according to lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali. KUALA LUMPUR : A Bersatu leader has lodged a police report over an audio clip featuring the voice of an individual, allegedly that of Melaka chief minister Ab Rauf Yusoh, which has spread over social media. At a press conference today, Bersatu deputy information chief Ali Mohamad claimed that the audio clip was connected to his arrest by the police last year. He had mentioned the police arrest in a Facebook post on April 15 but did not go into the specifics of his arrest. Yesterday, Berita Harian reported Rauf as dismissing news of several audio clips, purportedly featuring his voice, being shared on social media, calling them part of a 'political game' to destroy his character. He said he was unaffected by these audio clips and did not see the need to lodge a police report. Previously, the media reported that a three-minute, 57-second audio clip, purportedly featuring Rauf's voice, had spread on social media a day after he denied involvement in Ali's arrest by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission on April 15. Lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali said the MACC's arrest of Ali was to help in its investigation into allegations of bribery. Melaka opposition leader Dr Yadzil Yaakub then urged Rauf to make a police report if he had nothing to do with the audio clips.
