A POLICE corporal claimed trial in the Kuala Lumpur magistrate’s court today to a charge of failing to turn up for work for 50 consecutive days without a valid reason.

Mohamad Iskandar Mahusin, 36, was charged under Section 86 of the Police Act 1967 with being absent from work from June 23 to August 11. He faces a maximum 12 months’ jail.

The offence was allegedly committed at the Pudu police station.

Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Wan Ahmad Hakimi Wan Ahmad Jaafar offered bail of RM3,500 but Iskandar, who was not represented, asked for the bail to be reduced as he had been suspended from work without pay. 

He also told the court he had heart problems.

Magistrate Wong Chai Sia allowed RM2,500 bail with one surety, and set November 2 for mention. – Bernama, September 29, 2020.