00:02Department of Environment Director General Datuk Wan Abdul Latif Wan Jafar
00:07and one of his deputies claimed trial to corruption charges at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Friday.
00:14The 59-year-old Wan Abdul Latif was charged with bribery involving 100,000 ringgit linked to a proposed road
00:22project in Penang,
00:24but he pleaded not guilty to the charge.
00:26The accused allegedly received the bribe from Sunrich Conquest Sandirian Bahad Director Kor Chong Hai through one Lee Ham Kong
00:35as an inducement for him to consider the exemption of an environmental impact assessment report on the project involving a
00:43plot of government land in Paya Terubong.
00:46The offence was allegedly committed at the accused's office in Putrajaya on January 15.
00:52The prosecution proposed bail at 100,000 ringgit, citing the accused as a flight risk.
00:59After the accused's defence team argued about the amount, the court set bail at 40,000 ringgit with one surety
01:06and ordered the accused to surrender his passport pending disposal of the case.
01:11The court then fixed May 7 for case mention.
01:15Meanwhile, Wan Abdul Latif's deputy, Norhazni Matsari, also claimed trial to six counts of accepting bribes totalling 21,000 ringgit.
01:26The 59-year-old accused, who was then Deputy Director General for Development and Operations,
01:32allegedly received the money from a company director connected to her official duties between April 18, 2022 and July 19,
01:412024.
01:42The court allowed bail of 25,000 ringgit with one surety and ordered the accused to surrender her passport until
01:51the trial is completed.
01:53The court then set May 19 for case mention.
01:56The court then set May 19 for publication.
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