Ex-MP faces five more graft charges

Ehsanuddin said to have received kickbacks

SHAH ALAM: Former Kota Tinggi MP Datuk Noor Ehsanuddin Mohd Harun Narrashid was once again brought to court, to face five charges of receiving kickbacks totalling RM12,707.60 in the form of maintenance for two vehicles as well as the legal fee to purchase land.

He is accused of receiving maintenance services for a vehicle with the registration number WRD 8251 belonging to his wife valued at RM640, RM3,400 and RM901 as well as the maintenance of a vehicle with the registration number WVN 3936 worth RM1,303.

Noor Ehsanuddin was charged in the Sessions Court with receiving all the payments through cheques from printing company Karya Hidayah Sdn Bhd, which he knew was related to his official duty.

He faced another charge of receiving a legal fee amounting to RM6,463.60 to buy a piece of land in Kota Tinggi, Johor, also from Karya Hidayah.

All the offences were allegedly committed at an auto service shop in Jalan Ulu Klang, Ampang, a legal firm in Subang Jaya as well as a tyre and battery service shop in Jalan Bukit Kemuning, Section 34, Klang, between Jan 10, 2014 and Dec 8, 2015.

The accused who was then a member of the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) board of directors is facing a maximum jail term of two years, a fine or both if found guilty.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s deputy public prosecutor Hazirah Azeman proposed bail at RM20,000 in one surety for all the charges as well as surrendering his passport to the court.

Lawyer Datuk Thrichelvam Rasiah did not oppose the proposed bail but informed the court that his client’s passport had already been surrendered to the Johor Baru Sessions Court in relation to two other corruption charges.

He also told the court his client was facing another 14 corruption charges in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court. — Bernama