A FORMER electronics company director was charged in the Sessions Court yesterday with submitting a forged document to the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) to claim wage subsidy of more than RM80,000 four years ago.
Muhammad Asyraf Rizal, 26, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out to him before judge Azrul Darus.
Asyraf was charged with dishonestly using the wage subsidy programme application form with false details to claim RM88,200.
He committed the offence on June 16, 2020, at Perkeso's Employment Insurance Division in Putrajaya. The offence carries a maximum of two years' jail and fine, or both upon conviction.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) prosecuting officer Rais Adha Ramli proposed bail at RM80,000, and applied for the accused to report to the Johor Baru MACC office monthly until the disposal of the case.
In mitigation, defence counsel Siti Nabila Hamzah sought a lower bail as her client was the sole breadwinner and had to meet his grandparents' medical expenses.
After hearing the submissions, Azrul allowed bail at RM15,000 in one surety and granted the prosecution's application. The court set Aug 2 for mention.