KUALA LUMPUR: A company owner was charged at the Sessions Court in Kedah with submitting false documents to the Social Security Organisation (Sosco) to claim incentives under the Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 (Penjana) amounting to RM337,400 two years ago.
Nur Kesuma Kartini Mohamad Zahir, 41, however, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to her before judge Rohatul Akmar Abdullah today.
She was charged with seven counts under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 for submitting the Employee Verification Form under the programme containing false details to a Soco agent.
She faces a maximum of 20 years imprisonment and a fine of not less than five times the value of the false information or RM10,000 whichever is higher.
The accused also pleaded not guilty to an alternative charge under Section 471 of the Penal Code of using false documents as genuine and faced imprisonment for up to two years, or a fine or both, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor S. Sujatha prosecuted the case while the accused was unrepresented.
The court also ordered the accused to surrender her passport and report herself at the MACC office monthly.
The court set RM10,000 bail with one surety and fixed Dec 5 for mention.