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Abdul Rahman Bakri
Wong Chuan How
MP among
six chargedby Tan Yi [email protected]
HAH ALAM: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission wenton a
prosecution blitz yesterday,charging six people, including
a member of Parliament, a formerassemblyman and political
aides.
Groups of politicians from Umnoand DAP gathered at the
courtcomplex to show support for thosecharged, mainly for false
claims anddeception. The action started beforenoon and ended past
3pm in twoSessions Courts.
Umnos Sabak Bernam MP Abdul
Rahman Bakri, 44, faces eight countsof graft which were
allegedly commit-ted when he was assemblyman forSungai Air Tawar
early last year. Hepleaded not guilty.
He was charged with submittingRM80,000 in false claims for
eventsbetween Jan 21 and Feb 12 last yearwhich were never held.
The false claims include prizes andsouvenirs for outstanding
students,the People Friendly programmes,Maulidur Rasul programmes
and aKemas family day.
Judge Syafeera Mohd Said set bailat RM30,000 with one surety and
fixedDec 14 for mention.
In another court, an aide of AbdulRahman, Mohd Rosli Bushra,
wascharged with abetting his superioron the same eight charges. He
alsopleaded not guilty. Judge Mat GhaniAbdullah set bail at RM9,000
and fixed
April 26 to May 7 next year for trial.The others:
Selangor Parti Keadilan Rakyat resolutionto open a Maybank
account last year.
The court fixed bail at RM10,000 andset the trial from April 19
to 23.
Yahya Sahri
Firdaus Abu Zarin
Rosli Bushra
Yap Soo Sun
Yap Su Soon, 43, former assem-blyman for Teratai, pleaded not
guiltyto seven charges.
Yap, who is unemployed, alleg-edly filed false claims for
non-existentMesra Rakyat functions linked toThaipusam and Chinese
New Year.
He is accused of making the claimson March 10 last year at the
Hulu Lan-gat district office with an aide, FirdausAbu Zarin by
filing false invoices.
Judge Mat Ghani Abdullah grantedbail at RM25,000 and fixed Dec
14 formention. Firdaus Abu Zarin, 41, wascharged separately with
abetting Yapin the seven charges.
Wong Chuan How, specialassistant to state executivecouncillor
Ronnie Liew, was chargedwith criminal breach of trust andsending a
false invoice. He claimedtrial to both charges.
The local councillor was alleged tohave falsely claimed RM2,500
througha forged invoice for car flags to theSepang Municipal
Council and forallegedly misappropriating a chequefor RM5,000
entrusted to him.
The court fixed bail at RM5,000and set March 29 to April 2 for
thehearing.Mohd Yahya Mat Sahri, a formerassistant to the Selangor
mentri besar,was alleged to have misled KumpulanDarul Ehsan Bhd
president DatukAbd Karim Munisar into giving him aRM50,000
contribution to a PakatanRakyat celebration of the first 100days of
the Selangor government.
Mohd Yahya also pleaded not guiltyto another charge of using a
false
Soi Lekback asMCA No 2by Giam Say
[email protected]
KUALA LUMPUR: Health Minister DatukSeri Liow Tiong Lai has gone
down inhistory as MCAs shortest serving deputypresident when the
Registrar of Societies(ROS) yesterday ruled Datuk Seri Dr Chua
Soi Lek as the legitimate No. 2.Liow, who was appointed by the
party
central committee (CC), served only 19days as deputy president.
Unsatisfied withthe ROS decision, Liow says he will seeka court
declaration on his status in theparty.
During a five-hour CC meeting chairedby party president Datuk
Seri Ong TeeKeat, the members accepted the ROSdecision. Chua was
also present at themeeting which also featured three new CCmembers
appointed by the president (fullreport in page 2).
Ong told a press conference after themeeting that he had
received 27 lettersfrom CC members pledging support for thepartys
Greater Unity Plan forged by Chuaand him.
He also said that he had withdrawnhis earlier requisition for
another EGM todecide if fresh party elections should becalled. On
the requisition for an EGM by 16
CC members last Thursday, Ong said partysecretary-general Datuk
Wong Foon Mengwas studying the matter as the requisi-tion was found
to have violated the partyconstitution.
In PUTRAJAYA, ROS registrar DatukMd Alias Kalil said there was
no vacancyfor the No. 2 post as the decision on theresolution of
the Oct 10 EGM did not fulfilthe requirement of a two-thirds
majority asprovided for under Article 35 of the
partyconstitution.
Article 35 states that only a two-thirdsmajority of the EGM
votes can unseat aparty official.
The letter (sent to MCA yesterday)confirmed that there had been
no vacancyfor the post of deputy president followingthe EGM. The
post will be vacant only if thedelegates give a two-thirds majority
for theexpulsion, he told Bernama.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri MuhyiddinYassin said the Barisan
Nasional accepted
Chuas position as MCA deputy presidentas confirmed by the
ROS.
