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KUALA LUMPUR – A senior enforcement officer with Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has claimed trial, today after being charged with misappropriating RM25 million in cash, which was part of a separate corruption case.
According to Malaysiakini, Shahrum Nizam Baharuddin pleaded not guilty at the sessions court here after he was charged with committing a criminal breach of trust involving US$6.94 million (RM25 million).
The 40-year-old was alleged to have committed the offence at Level 14, Block C, of the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya, between December 17, 2018, and April 9, 2019.
If convicted, the accused faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in jail, whipping, and a fine under Section 409 of the Penal Code.
Sessions judge Suzana Hussin subsequently denied bail to the accused and set the case for mention on February 18.
Additionally, deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin informed the court that Shahrum will be charged further with 110 counts involving money laundering.
However, Wan Shaharuddin stopped short of revealing when the new charges will be brought to court.
The developments come after the suspect, in addition to being allegedly involved in the loss of evidence involving US$6 million, was also probed for drug-pushing activities, last October.
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