HM charged with power abuse
PETRA JAYA: A 58-year-old school headmaster was charged at the Kuching Special Court for Corruption here yesterday with abuse of power involving a contract worth more than RM80,000.
Ismail Idris pleaded not guilty to the charge against him for abuse of power for gratification.
The offence, which falls under Section 23 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, carries a maximum 20 years’ jail sentence and a fine of not less than five times the value of the gratification, or RM10,000, whichever is higher.
He claimed trial to instructing Mazuri Katering to appoint Ismas Catering to supply cooked food under the “Supplementary Food Programme to SK Gita 2” — a contract worth RM86,190.
According to the charge sheet, Ismas Catering is owned by his wife, Saloma Kipli.
Ismail had allegedly committed the offence at SK Tan Sri Dr Sulaiman Daud (formerly known as SK Gita 2) on July 1 last year.
Counsel Khairil Azmi Hasbi, who represented the accused, appealed to the court that it was unnecessary to impose a cash bail on his client, since he was a civil servant.
Judge Nixon Kennedy Kumbong set a RM10,000 court bail in two sureties, and fixed Sept 28 for the pre-trial case management.
The case hearing has been fixed for three days beginning Nov 11.