KUALA LUMPUR: Tycoon Tan Sri Tan Hua Choon did not have anything to say on the charge levelled against him over a government fleet vehicle contract worth RM3.9 billion five years ago.
The 83-year-old, when asked if he has comments on the charge against him, briefly replied: "No comments."
He was met as he made his way out of the court complex here at 12.40pm today, after a RM2 million bail was posted.
He was accompanied by a group of people, believed to be his family members.
Earlier, Tan, widely known as Robert Tan in the corporate world, was charged with cheating the Finance Ministry's tender committee to award Spanco Sdn Bhd a contract valued RM3,966,386,628 through the Public Private Partnership Unit for a tender titled, "Request for Proposal for Supply, Repair, Maintenance and Management of Government of Malaysia Vehicle Fleet."
He had allegedly cheated the ministry that there was at least 30 per cent of Bumiputera share ownership in Spanco through a document titled "Appendix IV (Annex i) Bidder's Profile" and, therefore, dishonestly induced the ministry to award the contract.
Tan, who is the company's executive director, allegedly committed the offence at the ministry's tender room office in Putrajaya between Feb 27 and Feb 28, 2019.
The charge carries a jail term of up to 10 years, whipping and fine, upon conviction.