Former Surveyor Charged With Abusing Position For Gratification
KUALA TERENGGANU, June 30 (Bernama) -- A former quantity surveyor at the Dungun Municipal Council was charged in the Sessions Court here today with abusing his position for gratification.
Mohammad Hanif Ahmad, 41, pleaded not guilty and claimed trial to the charge before Judge Mohd Azhar Othman.
He is charged with using his position as a member of the Tender and Quotation Evaluation Committee by recommending Yusha Timur Business, a company owned by his parents, for a work contract, worth RM150,000, involving the construction of an animal shelter at Taman Rimba, Bandar Bukit Bauk in Dungun, six years ago.
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