Felda manager claims trial to eight counts of falsifying documents
Hendra Mohamad Nazri, 45, pleaded not guilty after the charges under Section 471 of the Penal Code were read to him before Sessions judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamad on Tuesday (Aug 5).
For the first and second charges, Hendra is said to have committed the offence on Dec 23, 2019, at Maybank in Jalan Ahmad Boestaman, Slim River (Batang Padang district), by dishonestly using false delivery order receipts from Minitech Bidor Quarry Sdn Bhd as supporting documents for two stone delivery projects, each worth RM5,000.
For the third charge, he is accused of instructing Khairul Afendi Mohd Nordin, 37, the land scheme supervisor at Felda Gunung Besout 04, between October and November 2020, to prepare a false document for contract work involving caterpillar extermination across two plots totalling over 15ha, valued at RM1,149.12.
For the fourth charge, he allegedly instructed Khairul Afendi to prepare a false document for road repairs along a 1,000m stretch at Lot Felda, also at Felda Gunung Besout 04, valued at RM2,200.
For the fifth charge, he is accused of preparing a false document in the form of a payment certificate for repair works on staff quarters at Felda Gunung Besout 04, valued at RM5,000.
For the sixth charge, between July and August 2020, he allegedly prepared and instructed the preparation of false documents for contract work related to the repairs of staff quarters, valued at RM5,000.
The seventh charge involves the alleged preparation of a false certificate for repair works on drains and irrigation systems over a 500m stretch within a 15.96ha Felda plantation between November and December 2020, valued at RM1,480.
For the eighth charge, between February and March 2021 at the Felda Gunung Besout 04 office in Sungkai, he allegedly instructed Khairul Afendi to prepare a false document payment certificate for supplying nine units of signage for staff housing at Felda Gunung Besout 04, valued at RM1,188.
Charges three to eight were brought under Section 471 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 109 and punishable under Section 465, which provides for imprisonment of up to two years, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
The court allowed Hendra bail of RM6,000 and fixed Sept 11 for him to appoint a lawyer.
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