Former Executive Charged with Abuse of Position Over RM2.6 Million Contract

SHAH ALAM: A former Technical Executive (Mobility Solution Unit) of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here on Tuesday to a charge of abusing his position for gratification in connection with a contract worth more than RM2.6 million eight years ago.

According to a statement issued by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Mohd Rizal Mohd Yusof, 52, entered the plea after the charge was read out before Judge Datuk Mohd Nasir Nordin.

According to the charge, the accused, who was an officer of the public body and served as a member of the Tender Technical Evaluation Committee, allegedly used his position to obtain gratification for Sunpower Resources (M) Sdn Bhd.

The alleged offence involved a contract worth RM2,628,080 for the “Collection, Verification and Updating of Linear Asset Data Management for the Eastern Zone”.

The accused allegedly participated in a Tender Technical Evaluation Committee meeting concerning the contract on October 1, 2018, despite having an interest in the matter.

The charge was brought under Section 23(1) of the MACC Act 2009.

The prosecution was conducted by Prosecuting Officer Ps Muhammad Arif Asyraf Mohd Khairi, while the accused was represented by lawyer Khairul Amin Abdullah.

The court allowed the accused bail of RM15,000, subject to additional conditions requiring him to report to the nearest MACC office once a month, surrender his passport to the court and refrain from interfering with prosecution witnesses.

The case has been fixed for further mention on December 15.

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