Zyed Ibrahim, 41, pleaded not guilty to the charges after they were read out before judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi, Berita Harian reported.

Zyed was accused in his capacity as a customs superintendent at KLIA of corruptly receiving RM69,350 from a company through online transfers to his bank account from Sept 16, 2017 to Jan 6, 2022, at a bank branch on Jalan Besar, Nilai.

The prosecution alleged that this was an inducement to not inspect the trucks transporting goods out of the KLIA cargo area.

Zyed was charged under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of at least five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher.

The prosecution, represented by deputy public prosecutors Asraf Tahir, Nurul Atiqah Alias and Afif Ali, opposed granting bail.

The prosecution argued that Zyed represented a flight risk, having absconded for 65 days before his arrest in Bintulu on May 7.

Meanwhile, lawyer Aizat Fakri, pleading mitigating circumstances, said the accused was the single father of a five-year-old child. He requested that bail be set at RM10,000, plus additional conditions deemed necessary by the court.

Meor denied bail and set June 14 for the next mention of the case.