00:01The Director-General of the Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia, better known as JUPEM,
00:06has pleaded not guilty to two counts of corruption at the KL Sessions Court.
00:1157-year-old Datuk Hazri Hassan, who also serves as Chairman of the Land Surveyor's Board,
00:16faced the charges before Judge Susanna Hussain on Wednesday.
00:20The first charge relates to an alleged offence committed on August 3, 2024,
00:24at a board meeting room in Wisma LJT, Lorong Perak, Pusat Bandar Melawati.
00:30Hazri is accused of using his position as Board Chairman to obtain a bribe of 30,201 ringgit
00:36and 16 cent from the Board's own funds, linked to a meeting that approved his participation
00:41in the 14th session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management
00:46in New York, from August 4th to 9th, 2024.
00:49The second and more substantial charge involves 105,914 ringgit, allegedly obtained through a similar scheme.
00:57This time, the funds are linked to a board meeting that approved Hazri's participation
01:01in another overseas geospatial meeting in Medina and Jeddah between January 29th and February 4th last year.
01:08He allegedly committed this offence at a hotel room in Kuala Lumpur on December 31st, 2024.
01:14Both charges were framed under Section 23, Subsection 1 of the M.A.C.C. Act 2009,
01:21which, if convicted, carries a maximum sentence of up to 20 years' imprisonment
01:26and a fine of no less than five times the amount of the bribe or 10,000 ringgit, whichever is
01:31higher.
01:32Bail was granted at 70,000 ringgit and Hazri was ordered surrender his passport until the case is concluded.
01:38The case was fixed for mention on June 4th.
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