adminGEORGE TOWN: A chairman of a statutory body in Penang today pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here to 15 charges of accepting bribes of more than RM800,000 between June 2025 and July 2026.
Datuk Dr Shaik Hussein Mydin, 53, made the plea after all the charges were read out before Judge Irwan Suainbon.
Shaik Hussein is accused of corruptly receiving money totaling RM847,107.61 through the company Aliran Ilham Sdn Bhd (AISB) in several transactions, with the value of the bribes ranging from RM45.51 to RM244,620 from ATSH Management Sdn Bhd (ATSH) director Datuk R Albert Suresh.
The money was allegedly received as remuneration for appointing ATSH to be a subcontractor to AISB, to complete a 10-storey dormitory block and facilities at the PERDA Higher Skills Institute (PERDA-TECH) in Bukit Panchor, South Seberang Perai using the Industrial Building System (IBS) worth RM23,268,215.35.
All of the offences were allegedly committed at a bank on Jalan Perda Selatan, Bandar Perda near here between June 26, 2025 and July 9, 2026.
The charge was brought under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 (Act 694) and is punishable under Section 24(1) of the same act, which provides for a maximum imprisonment of 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount or value of the bribe, or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
-Agency
