Woman claims trial to falsely claiming RM24,500 under Penjana Kerjaya

Woman claims trial to falsely claiming RM24,500 under Penjana Kerjaya

The company owner was alleged to have committed the offence at the Socso office in Alor Setar on June 22, 2021.

Nur Kesuma Kartini Zahir (centre) pleaded not guilty to seven charges of submitting documents containing false details of individuals who were not employees of her company. (Bernama pic)
ALOR SETAR:
A company owner pleaded not guilty in the sessions court here today to seven charges of submitting false documents to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to claim for incentives amounting to RM24,500 under the Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 (Penjana) programme two years ago.

Nur Kesuma Kartini Zahir, 41, owner of Aisy Maju Abadi Trading was charged with submitting seven employee verification forms containing false details of seven individuals who were not actually employees of the company with the intention to deceive and mislead Socso in an attempt to claim the incentives under the programme.

She allegedly committed the offence at the Socso office in Jalan Teluk Wanjah here on June 22, 2021.

Each of the charges under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 carries a punishment of up to 20 years’ jail and a fine of not less than five times the value of the claims or RM10,000, whichever is higher, if convicted.

Justice Rohatul Akmar Abdullah allowed the accused bail of RM10,000 for all charges and set Dec 5 for remention.

MACC prosecuting officer S Sujatha prosecuted, while lawyer Ummi Kalthum Zakaria represented the accused.

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