THREE more people were charged in three Sessions Courts in Kuala Lumpur today with submitting false documents to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to claim incentives under the Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 programme amounting to RM123,100.

This brings the number of people who have been charged with similar offences to 10.

At today’s proceeding, insurance agent Isa Mohd Ismail, 28, and housewife Mazlina Ali, 45, pleaded not guilty to their respective charge before judge Azura Alwi.

They are alleged to have submitted the Hiring Incentive Programme employee verification form in the name of Perusahaan Isa Legacy and Perusahaan Aida Hani Enterprise dated June 29, 2021 and March 9, 2021 respectively, through a man to a Socso employment service officer to claim incentives amounting to RM54,600.

They were charged with intending to deceive Socso by submitting documents containing false statements as the list of employees named in the documents were not workers of the two companies.

Isa was charged with committing the offence at the Socso office, Menara Perkeso in Putrajaya on June 29, 2021, while Mazlina at Wisma Perkeso, Jalan Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur on March 9, 2021.

The charges were framed under section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 and punishable under section 24 (2) of the same law, which provides for imprisonment for up to 20 years and a fine not less than five times the value of the subject matter of the offence or RM10,000, whichever is higher, if convicted.

Azura allowed Isa and Mazlina bail of RM5,000 in one surety each and ordered them to report themselves at the MACC offices in Malacca and Kuala Lumpur respectively.

She also set February 14 for mention of both cases.

MACC deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Fadhly Mohd Zamry and MACC prosecuting officer Mohd Yasri Yahya prosecuted while Isa was represented by lawyer Lokman Zainal.

 Mazlina, who has been declared bankrupt, was unrepresented.

In the courts before judge Rozina Ayob and judge Suzana Hussin, barber Mohamad Mohamed Amin, 31, pleaded not guilty to two similar charges involving a total sum of RM68,500 and using the company names, Perusahaan Mikel Enterprise and Perusahaan Translimit Industries.

He was charged under section 18 of the MACC Act with committing the offence at Menara Perkeso, Putrajaya, and at the Socso office in Kuala Lumpur on March 25, 2021 and May 29, 2021.

Both the judges set bail at RM6,000 in one surety and ordered the accused to report himself at the MACC office pending disposal of the cases.

Both courts also set February 22 for mention.

MACC deputy public prosecutors Nurul Atiqah Alias ​​and Siti Amirah Muhamed Ali prosecuted in the respective cases. – Bernama, January 11, 2023.