Kamarulzaman Zainudin, Hafiz Farhan Nor Izam and Najmi Muaz Pekan, aged between 29 and 40, claimed trial before judge Awang Kerisnada Awang Mahmud.

Kamarulzaman, 40, who faces 30 charges, was accused of receiving RM378,166 in cash from an individual representing a financial consultancy firm on 30 different occasions as gratification for assisting in the processing of personal financing applications.

The applications were allegedly submitted simultaneously at several banks, resulting in customers having multiple personal loans exceeding their eligibility limits.

The alleged offences took place between December 2021 and December 2023.

Hafiz, 29, faces nine charges of accepting RM46,092 from three individuals for the same purpose, with the funds allegedly transferred into his personal bank account between December 2023 and August 2024.

Former consumer financing executive Najmi, 34, faces four charges of transferring RM25,740 to his sister’s bank account, which he allegedly received from a representative of a financial consultancy company as gratification for the same purpose.

The offences were allegedly committed between March and June 2024.

All the charges were framed under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, punishable under Section 24(1) of the same law.

If convicted, they face imprisonment of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the sum or value of the gratification involved, or RM10,000, whichever is higher.

Awang set bail of RM30,000 for Kamarulzaman, RM5,000 for Hafiz, and RM7,000 for Najmi.

Case management for Kamarulzaman was fixed for Dec 9, while the cases involving Hafiz and Najmi were set for Dec 17.

Lawyers Chua Yong Yi appeared for Kamarulzaman; R Palaya for Hafiz; and Abdul Hakeem Aiman for Najmi.

Deputy public prosecutor Asmaa Zamri led the prosecution.