00:00A former registrar of a private university in Perlis pleaded not guilty in the KL Sessions
00:07Court on Wednesday to 36 counts of forging documents to withdraw thousands of ringgit
00:13from the university's funds.
00:15Mohammad Firouz Al-Fatah Badaruddin was accused of forging authorization letters for fraudulent
00:21purposes involving a total of 826,481 ringgit and 29 cents.
00:28The offences were allegedly committed at a bank in Jalan Raja Chulan between June 20,
00:342022 and July 10, 2023.
00:38The 40-year-old was charged under Section 468 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum
00:44jail sentence of seven years and a fine if convicted.
00:49Deputy Public Prosecutor Ahmad Fariz Abdul Hamid offered bail at 100,000 ringgit in one surety.
00:57However, Ji Sivajyoti Pillai, a lawyer from the National Legal Aid Foundation representing
01:03the accused, requested a lower bail of 10,000 ringgit on the grounds that her client is currently
01:10employed as a lecturer, earning 2,600 ringgit a month.
01:15She added that the accused also has to support his 10-year-old twins, while his wife is currently
01:21unemployed after an accident left her with a fractured leg.
01:25Judge Susanna Hussain allowed bail of 15,000 ringgit in one surety for all charges with the
01:31additional condition that the accused surrender his passport until the disposal of the case.
01:37The court set July 17 for mention.
01:40The court set July 17 for mention.
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