KUALA LUMPUR: A former Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) assistant quantity surveyor was slapped with two counts of accepting RM5,600 graft four years ago.

Tengku Kamarul Ariffin Raja Jalil, 42, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges before Sessions Court judge Rozina Ayob today.

He was accused of receiving RM5,000 and RM600 respectively from Mohd Firdaus Saif between April 22 and Aug 16, 2017.

The money was an inducement for the accused to leak the department's budget quotation for an unspecified tender to Mohd Firdaus.

He was charged under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 which carries a maximum 20 years' jail and fine, if convicted.

Tengku Kamarul also claimed trial to two other alternative charges of receiving the same amount without anything in return from the same person at the same place and time.

The charge was framed under Section 165 of the Penal Code which carries two years' jail or fine or both upon conviction.

Earlier, MACC prosecuting officer Mohd Aliff Shahruzaman asked the court to impose RM10,000 bail with one surety for all charges against the accused.

He also suggested the accused to report himself at a nearby MACC office once a month and surrender his passport to the court as additional conditions.

Counsel Kooi Wei Kit who represented the accused did not object to the prosecution's application.

The court set RM10,000 bail and agreed to all the prosecution's additional conditions.

The court fixed July 16 for mention.

Source : NST