00:00The Johor Bahru Sessions Court has ordered a former Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency
00:07Tanjung Sedili Maritime Zone Director to enter his defence for accepting 10,000 ringgit in
00:13bribes back in 2020.
00:16Judge Ahmad Kamal Arifin Ismail made the decision after the prosecution successfully proved
00:22a prima facie against 43-year-old Mohamad Zulfadli Nayan on Wednesday.
00:27The accused's lawyer, Mohamad Fazali Ali Mohamad Ghazali, said they would be calling
00:32seven to eight witnesses for their defence in the case.
00:35The court set defence proceedings for seven days, starting on January 8 next year.
00:41Judge Ahmad Kamal also ordered that the accused's bail be extended until the date of the proceedings.
00:47Based on the charge sheet, Mohamad Zulfadli allegedly received a bribe amounting to 10,000
00:53from Wan Mohamad Fauzi Wan Kamaruddin, the owner of a shipping company, on October 2, 2020.
01:00Mohamad Zulfadli was also accused of using his position at that time to not take action
01:06in the investigation of a vessel owned by the company that was detained by Tanjung Sedili
01:12MMEA on September 17, 2020.
01:16He was charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code, which carries a prison sentence of up
01:21to two years, or a fine or both if convicted.
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