A FORMER Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) executive pleaded not guilty in two Sessions Courts in Kuala Lumpur today to 37 counts of corruption and six counts of money laundering involving more than RM6 million.

Mohd Amal M. Razalan, 36, entered the plea after the corrruption charges were read out to him before judge Rozina Ayob and money laundering charges before judge Azura Alwi.

For the first to 21st charges, Amal, as a construction executive of PCSB, is accused of accepting bribes of between RM2,078 and RM216,903 from Majestika Sdn Bhd director Mustaza Zawawi through Maybank Bhd cheques belonging to the company (Majestika) and through MAMN Goldenvision Enterprise’s Maybank account.

He was charged with committing the offences in abetment with MAMN Goldenvision director Muhammad Nazreen Abd Hamid as an inducement for helping Faltech Engineering Sdn Bhd secure civil and structural maintenance work for PCSB.

Amal was also charged with three counts of accepting bribes from SAP House Sdn Bhd project manager Robert Khoo through three cheques for RM50,000 to RM60,000, which were deposited in his Maybank business account, Goldentree Enterprise, as an inducement for reviewing and approving documents related to the verification of work carried out by SAP House involving the contract between PCSB and Faltech Engineering Sdn Bhd.

Amal was also charged with 13 counts of accepting bribes amounting to between RM141,738 and RM825,503 from Khoo through 13 Maybank cheques belonging to SAP House as an inducement for approving a PCSB-Sarawak Operations service maintenance contract.

All the offences, allegedly committed at Maybank, Petronas Twin Tower, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, between December 21, 2016 and August 1, 2019, are framed under section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, read together with section 28(1)(c) and punishable under section 24 of the same act.

If convicted he could be jailed up to 20 years and fined five times the amount of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher.

In addition, Amal was also charged with five counts of accepting RM798,985 through four bank accounts belonging to Muhammad Nazreen and another one count of using money amounting to RM140,348 through two of his CIMB Bank Bhd accounts, which were proceeds from illegal activities.

The offences were allegedly committed at Maybank at Petronas Twin Tower, Jalan Ampang, Maybank at Dataran Maybank and CIMB Bank in Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur, between July 13, 2017 and March 18, 2022.

The charges framed under section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 and punishable under section 4(1) of the same law provides for a fine of not less than five times the amount or value of illegal proceeds or RM5 million or imprisonment not exceeding 15 years, or both, if convicted.

Rozina allowed the accused bail of RM150,000 in one surety with the additional conditions to surrender his passport to the court, to report to the MACC Putrajaya office once a month and barred from travelling abroad until the case is completed.

Azura allowed the accused bail of RM30,000 in one surety.

Both courts set February 15 for mention. – Bernama, January 4, 2023.