DID duo claim trial to CBT

DID duo claim trial to CBT
Thursday May 17, 2007

KUANTAN: An engineer and a senior technician with the Cameron Highlands Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) have claimed trial in the Sessions Court here to a criminal breach of trust case involving RM115,560.

Mohd Jais Sulaiman, 43, of Bandar Indera Mahkota, and Abdul Mokhtar Othman, 56, of Bera, are said to have submitted a false document four years ago for a certificate of practical completion in a contract to build houses and other related work at an orang asli settlement in Sungai Ubi, Ringlet, Cameron Highlands.

In the document, they claimed that the project had been completed on June 26, 2003 and taken possession the following day, when work in fact had yet to be completed.

They allegedly submitted the document to the state DID director’s office in Kuantan on Sept 12, 2003, with the intention to claim the last interim payment of RM115,560.

The offence carries a jail term of up to 20 years, a fine of five times the amount involved or RM10,000, whichever is higher.

Judge Ahmad Zamzani Mohd Zain granted bail at RM1,500 each and ordered both accused to surrender their passports.

He also fixed June 18 for re-mention. -- The Star.