KUANTAN: A company manager claimed trial for submitting false documents to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) in order to claim RM9,537 in incentives under the Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 programme, two years ago.
Rozina Abu Bakar, 62, pleaded not guilty after the three charges were read before Sessions Court Judge Datuk Ahmad Zamzani Mohd Zain.
The accused who was the manager of a training centre here had allegedly conspired with a 29-year-old man to provide an agent, namely a Socso officer in Putrajaya, with the intent to deceive her principal by providing an online business management course report for three individuals under the Penjana Kerja 2.0 programme.
The documents containing false particulars about three course participants were allegedly used to establish a claim of RM3,179.26 for each person. The participants never showed up for the courses.
The mother-of-five had committed the offence on Oct 4 and twice on Dec 1, 2021 at the training centre's office in Bandar Putra here.
She was charged under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and 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.
Rozina also pleaded not guilty to three alternative charges under Section 471 of the Penal Code which carries imprisonment for up to two years, or a fine or both, upon conviction.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) deputy public prosecutor Rifah Izzati Abdul Mutalif proposed RM15,000 bail with additional conditions for the accused to surrender her passport to the court and report to the MACC office every month.
Rozina's counsel Mohd Fadzli Mohd Ramly pleaded for a lower bail amount saying his client, who is a retiree, did not have a fixed income and had to support her five children including one who is disabled.
"I believe all these charges do not portray her as the main person responsible but was conspiring with the main suspect.
"The RM15,000 bail is high and it is impossible for my client to raise the amount. I propose a RM5,000 bail… I was informed that in order to obtain the funds, the family had to pawn their jewellery.
Ahmad Zamzani fixed RM10,000 bail with one surety and ordered Rozina to surrender her passport to the court until the conclusion of her case and report to the Pahang MACC office starting next month. He fixed Dec 21 for mention.