On the first three counts, Azmi Mat Sah, 55, submitted the names of three purported employees of DRAZZ Global Resources to claim incentives under the programme amounting to RM13,200, with the intention to deceive the Socso branch office here.

The company’s owner was charged with committing the offences at DRAZZ Global Resources, Limbongan Business Complex in the Melaka Tengah district on June 5, 2021.

The charges framed under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 and punishable under Section 24 of the same Act, provides for up to 20 years in prison and a minimum fine of RM10,000, if convicted.

On the remaining six counts, the accused was charged with dishonestly misappropriating Socso’s Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 incentive funds amounting to RM254,200.

The offences were allegedly committed at a Maybank in Taman Melaka Jaya from Aug 3, 2021 to Feb 24, 2022.

The charges were framed under Section 403 of the Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment of between six months and five years, whipping and a fine, if convicted.

Judge Elesabet Paya Wan allowed the accused bail of RM40,000 with one surety and set March 10 for case mention.