KUANTAN: A Customs Department officer claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to four counts of allegedly accepting bribes amounting to RM3,200 to release cargo trucks without inspection for four years since 2018.
Solehuddin Isa, 37, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him by the court interpreter before Judge Mohd Sabri Ismail.
The father of six, who is stationed at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), was charged with receiving bribes amounting to between RM300 and RM2,000 from a transportation company owner as inducement to not inspect the company's lorries carrying goods out of KLIA Cargo.
He had allegedly committed the offence through online bank transfers at a financial institution in Temerloh between July 31, 2018 and September 2022.
If found guilty, Solehuddin could face up to 20 years or fined not less than five times the amount or value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher.
Prosecution was handled by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy public prosecutor Mohd Afif Ali while the accused was represented by lawyers Mohd Nazri Yahya and Mohd Faiz Omar.
Afif proposed RM10,000 bail including conditions on Solehuddin such as not contacting any witnesses in the case, surrendering his international passport, reporting to the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya and denying any access to data related to the case.
Nazri told the court that his client earned around RM3,000 a month and supports six children aged between three months and 10 years old.
He pleaded for minimum bail for Solehuddin and proposed RM3,000 with one surety.
Sabri fixed RM10,000 bail with one surety and ordered the accused to report to the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya once a month until the case ends, and not to contact the case witnesses.
He fixed July 19 for mention.