FORMER Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) director-general Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim was charged in the Shah Alam Sessions Court today with four counts of falsifying quotation documents for several vehicles for its collision tests.

Khairil, 47, pleaded not guilty to all the charges before judge Awang Kerisnada Awang Mahmud.

He was charged with falsifying the quotation documents from several companies for the supply of 16 cars from Thailand to the Miros Crash Test Laboratory in Bukit Katil, Ayer Keroh, Malacca, with the intention of using them as genuine.

The offence was allegedly committed at the Miros office in Taman Kajang Sentral, Kajang on July 24, 2017.

The charges were framed under section 468 of the penal code, which provides for imprisonment of up to seven years and a fine, if convicted.

Khairil was allowed bail of RM50,000 in one surety and also ordered to surrender his passport to the court, as well as report himself at the Putrajaya Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission office on the first working day of every month.

He was also not allowed to make contact with any witnesses in the case and to have access to computers and documents at Miros.

The court set November 21 for mention.

Deputy public prosecutor from MACC Mohamad Fadhly Mohd Zamry prosecuted while lawyer Geethan Ram Vincent represented the accused. – Bernama, October 16, 2023.