00:00 An assistant officer at the Malacca Department of Statistics pleaded not guilty at the Ayer
00:08 Kero Sessions Court on Friday to six charges of submitting false claims and misappropriating
00:13 property amounting to almost R85,000 three years ago. On the first three charges, Norul
00:21 Huda Marsi Dean was alleged to have submitted three invoices from FIS Gemilang Enterprise
00:27 dated November 22, 2021, containing fraudulent details for the supply of food and drinks
00:35 totalling R6,640, where the supply was never made. The charges were framed under Section
00:42 18 of the MACC Act 2009. Those found guilty face a jail term of up to 20 years and a fine
00:51 of not less than five times the falsified sum, or R10,000, whichever is higher. For
00:57 the fourth to sixth charges, the 40-year-old reportedly misappropriated funds belonging
01:03 to the Malacca Department of Statistics and a youth association for her personal use amounting
01:09 to over R18,000 and R59,400 respectively between December 2021 and November 2022. The charges
01:20 were framed under Section 403 of the Penal Code which provides imprisonment for up to
01:26 five years and with whipping and fine if found guilty. The court allowed bail at R20,000
01:34 with one surety and fixed June 26 for mention. The accused was also ordered to report herself
01:40 at the Malacca MACC office and surrender her passport to the court.
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