FORMER Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) senior deputy director Sabudin Mohd Salleh was freed by the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur today on a charge with accepting RM150,000 in bribes without having to enter a defence.

Judge Suzana Hussin acquitted and discharged Sabudin, 59, of the charge after finding that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against him.

“After hearing the testimony by all the prosecution witnesses and examining the submissions from both parties, the court found that the prosecution failed to prove its against the accused.

“Therefore, the accused is acquitted and discharged,” she said.

A total of 10 prosecution witnesses testified at the trial.

Sabudin, who was senior deputy director in DBKL’s Civil Engineering and Urban Transportation Department, was charged with corruptly receiving RM150,000 from Chia Chee Seng, a director of Tegap Elit Sdn Bhd, as an inducement for him to verify the claims for advance payment submitted by a number of companies.

He was charged with committing the offence at a house in Ukay Perdana between August 13 and 19, 2018. – Bernama, April 8, 2021.