Saifulamin Sabran, 51, pleaded not guilty to all the charges after they were read before judge Ahmad Kamal Arifin Ismail.

He is alleged to have agreed to receive cash amounting to RM16,150 from six individuals related to his official duties.

The money, ranging from RM500 to RM2,000, was deposited into several bank accounts belonging to six individuals who acted as intermediaries.

All the offences were allegedly committed at two banks in six different branches around Johor Bahru, Bandar Baru Uda, Kota Tinggi, Desaru, Kulai and Simpang Renggam.

The charges were framed under Section 165 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of up to two years or a fine, or both, upon conviction.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy public prosecutor Julaila Jamaludin requested bail of RM13,000 in one surety along with additional conditions that Saifulamin is prohibited from harassing prosecution witnesses, to report to the Johor Bahru MACC office once a month and to surrender his passport to the court.

In mitigation, lawyer Shaik Saleem SM Daud, who represented Saifulamin, said his client has to support his wife and their three children.

The court allowed bail of RM10,000 in one surety along with the additional conditions requested by the prosecution and set April 21 for mention.