Spanco boss claims trial to cheating

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Tan Hua Choon pleads not guilty to the charge, which carries up to 10 years’ imprisonment, whipping and a fine, upon conviction.  CORRECTION: According to the charge sheet, the offence was allegedly committed between Feb 27, 2019 and Feb 28, 2019 at the finance ministry’s office in Putrajaya. We apologise for the oversight.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/04/03/spanco-boss-claims-trial-to-cheating/   Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/04/03/didakwa-tipu-bos-spanco-mengaku-tak-salah/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Spanco #TanHuaChoon #Cheating

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00:00 Tan Hua Chun, the chairman of Spanko Sentirian Berhad, has claimed trial to a charge of cheating.

00:08 The 83-year-old man pleaded not guilty after the charge was read before Judge Susanna Husin

00:13 at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court.

00:16 Tan was charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which carries up to 10 years in prison,

00:22 whipping and a fine upon conviction.

00:25 He allegedly misled the tender committee regarding Spanko's Bumi Putra shareholding, which resulted

00:30 in the Finance Ministry awarding the company a contract worth RM3.9 billion to procure

00:36 and manage the government's vehicles fleet.

00:39 The offence was allegedly committed between February 27, 2019 and February 29, 2019 at

00:45 the Finance Ministry's office in Putrajaya.

00:49 The judge set bail at RM2 million with one surety and fixed June 4 for case mention.

00:55 Tan was also ordered to surrender his passport until the disposal of the case.

00:59 (upbeat music)

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