Amal M Razalan, 36, who is a father of two, pleaded not guilty after all the charges against him were read before sessions court judge Rozilah Salleh.
For the first to 41st charge, he is alleged to have received bribes amounting to RM9.4 million from four individuals.
They are Synergy Spectacular Sdn Bhd chief operating officer Hakimin Zubir; Faltech Engineering Sdn Bhd director Faisol Mustapha Idris; Majestika Sdn Bhd director Mustaza Zawawi and SAP House Sdn Bhd project manager Robert Khoo.
He is also accused of colluding with the director of MGV Energy Sdn Bhd, Nazreen Abd Hamid, to certify more than 50 job completion tickets to PCSB and help Faltech Engineering obtain works with regard to the provision of civil and structural maintenance services for PCSB.
The 41 charges were framed under Section 16 (a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, read together with Section 28 (1)(c) of the Act and punishable under Section 24, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount, or RM10,000, whichever is higher.
Separately, Amal was also charged with five counts of receiving RM252,042.92 through several bank accounts belonging to him and one Maybank Bhd corporate credit card account belonging to MGV Energy. The money in the accounts are believed to be from illegal activities.
These charges were framed under Subsection 4(1)(b) of Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, which carries a maximum jail term of 15 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount or value of proceeds from illegal activities, or RM5 million, whichever is higher.
All the acts were allegedly committed at several Maybank and Hong Leong Bank branches in Shah Alam, Petaling Jaya and Puchong, between Aug 29, 2018 and March 18, 2022.
MACC deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin requested for bail to be set at between RM200,000 and RM300,000 in one surety for all charges.
“The form of bail imposed should reflect the seriousness of the offence, and the amount offered is reasonable,” he said.
Lawyer Hasnal Rezua Merican, who represented Amal, appealed for a lower bail on the grounds that Amal had posted a RM180,000 bail on Jan 4 at the Kuala Lumpur sessions court.
“I beg the court to consider that all my client’s assets have been frozen.
“My client is also the main breadwinner of the family, he supports his wife, two children and siblings in addition to his father who is paralysed,” Hasnal said.
The court allowed the accused RM100,000 bail in one surety with RM70,000 to be paid today and the rest before the mention of the case on Jan 30.
On Jan 4, Amal was charged with 37 counts of corruption and six counts of money laundering involving more than RM6 million.