00:01A senior Environment Department official is facing yet another corruption charge,
00:06this time in a Shah Alam courtroom, as prosecutors move to consolidate what is now a seven-count case against
00:12her.
00:13Environment Department Deputy Director General for Development, Dr. Nohazni Matsari,
00:18is accused of accepting 9,110 ringgit purportedly for home repairs
00:23via an online transfer to a construction company account linked to her official duties.
00:27The payment was allegedly made by the Director of a Scheduled Waste Management Company,
00:32a firm with dealings directly connected to her role at the Department of Environment.
00:37The transaction is said to have taken place at a bank in Taman Sentosa, Clang, on 25 May 2022.
00:4459-year-old Dr. Nohazni pleaded not guilty to the charge.
00:48The charge is brought under Section 165 of the Penal Code,
00:51which carries a maximum penalty of two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both upon conviction.
00:56This latest charge follows six early accounts filed just last Friday at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court,
01:02where Dr. Nohazni also pleaded not guilty.
01:06In those six charges, she is accused of receiving a total of 21,000 ringgit
01:10from the same scheduled waste management company via online transfers into her son's bank account
01:16over a period spanning from April 2022 to July 2024.
01:21Deputy Public Prosecutor Muaz Ahmad Khairuddin applied for the Shah Alam case
01:26to be tried jointly with the Kuala Lumpur charges,
01:29a request the defence did not oppose.
01:32Sessions Court Judge Datuk Muhammad Nasir Nordin allowed the application.
01:36The bail of 25,000 ringgit with one surety has been maintained.
01:40Dr. Nohazni is also required to surrender her passport to the court.
01:43I'll see you next time.
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