A principal assistant director of a TV station pleaded not guilty in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Monday (Nov 20) to a charge of obtaining RM18,000 without consideration from a person whom she knew had a connection with her official function.
Suhaila Md Zaini, 44, was charged as a civil servant with receiving the money from an individual whom she knew had a connection with her official function as a producer at Radio Television Malaysia (RTM).
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Suhaila Md Zaini, 44, was charged as a civil servant with receiving the money from an individual whom she knew had a connection with her official function as a producer at Radio Television Malaysia (RTM).
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00:00 A principal assistant director of a TV station pleaded not guilty in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions
00:09 Court on Monday to a bribery charge involving 18,000 ringgit.
00:14 Sohaila Matzaini was charged as a civil servant with receiving the money from an individual
00:19 whom she knew had a connection with her official function as a producer at radio television
00:24 Malaysia RTM.
00:27 The offence was allegedly committed at the office of the deputy director of the radio
00:32 news section at Wisma TV, Angka Safuri between April 17, 2019 and June 5, 2019.
00:41 The charge, under section 165 of the penal code, carries a jail term of up to two years
00:47 or a fine or both upon conviction.
00:50 Deputy Public Prosecutor Muaz Ahmad Khairuddin requested the court to allow the 7,000 ringgit
00:55 bail set in another case involving the accused as well as additional conditions to surrender
01:01 her passport and report herself to the MACC office as required by the Shah Alam Sessions
01:07 Court.
01:09 He also applied for the case to be transferred to the KL Sessions Court to be tried together.
01:14 Lawyer Gurmit Singh Hualan, representing the accused, did not object.
01:20 Judge Rozina Ayob allowed the application and informed that the mention date will be
01:25 set by the Shah Alam Sessions Court.
01:29 On November 14, Suhaila pleaded not guilty at the Shah Alam Sessions Court to a charge
01:34 of receiving 10,000 ringgit from the owner of a production company in 2018.
01:40 For more information visit www.fema.gov