Former MEX II Sdn Bhd director Datuk Yap Wee Leong has been charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with 17 counts of falsifying documents linked to the proposal of the MEX II highway.
00:00Former Max 2 Sendirian Berhad Director Datuk Yap Wiliong was charged at the KL Sessions Court on Monday with 17 counts of falsifying documents linked to the proposal of the Max 2 Highway.
00:13Yap pleaded not guilty to 17 charges of dishonestly using progress claims for the works, site clearance, temporary works, earthworks, geotechnical works, drainage works and pavement works, subgrade, for the project, proposed Putrajaya to KLIA or Max 2 Highway commencing from Putrajaya, interchange and terminating at KLIA for Maju Holdings, Sendirian Berhad, when he, in fact, has reason to believe that the documents were false.
00:41The claims amounted to RM314,486,100.
00:47The offences were allegedly committed between June 2017 and April 2018.
00:53Yap was charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code, punishable under Section 465 of the same code.
01:00He is facing imprisonment of up to two years, or a fine or both if convicted.
01:04Deputy Public Prosecutor Ahmad Akram Garib said parties agreed on the bail amount, and proposed that bail be set at RM1,000,000.
01:13Lawyer Abdul Hakim Ayman confirmed this, saying it was a fair amount to secure his client's attendance.
01:19Judge Rosli Ahmad then allowed bail at RM1,000,000 and fixed November 3 for mention.
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