Immigration officer faces trial for accepting RM7,600 of bribes
SEREMBAN: An immigration officer claimed trial at the Sessions Court here for 10 counts of accepting bribes totalling RM7,600.

Razali Ahmad, 41, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him before judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi.

The accused, who works at the Immigration headquarters in Putrajaya, was charged with receiving between RM500 and RM1,000 from an individual between Dec 25, 2018 and June 7, 2022.

The accused allegedly received the money in relation to his work and had it transferred online into his bank account.

He was charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of up to two years, a fine, or both upon conviction.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Rif’ah Izzati Abdul Mutalif of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) offered a bail of RM10,000.

She also asked the court to order the accused to surrender his passport to the court and report to the MACC office once a month until the case is disposed of.

However, the accused’s counsel, Low Carmen, asked for a lower bail amount, saying that Razali had to provide for his family.

She also requested that the accused be allowed to keep his passport as he had to travel overseas for official work.

Judge Meor Sulaiman set bail at RM5,000 and ordered the accused to hand over his passport to the court and to report at the MACC office once a month until the case is settled.

The court fixed July 23 for remention.
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SEREMBAN: An immigration officer claimed trial at the Sessions Court here for 10 counts of accepting bribes totalling RM7,600.