Former Malaysian Institute of Road Safety (Miros) director claimed trial to four charges of
document forgery in 2017. -NSTP/FAIZ ANUAR
SHAH ALAM: Former Malaysian Institute of Road Safety (Miros) director Datuk Dr
Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim has claimed trial to four charges of document forgery in
2017.
Khairil, 47, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him before Sultan Abdul
Aziz Shah Sessions Court Judge Justice Awang Kerisnada Awang Mahmud.
He was accused of forging tender documents from four companies for the supply of
vehicles.
For the first charge, he was alleged to have forged tender documents from Bright
Ability Sdn Bhd for the procurement of two units of Suzuki Carry 600 cc and two
Cherry Transcab 1.1 litre pickup trucks from Thailand to Miros Crash Lab in Melaka
with the intention to cheat.
For the second, third and fourth charges, he was alleged to have forged documents
from the same vehicles to the same lab from three respective companies; Perantice
Land Sdn Bhd; Tanjung Nova Sdn Bhd; and Winntrack Auto.
The four charges are framed under Section 468 of the Penal Code for forging
documents for the purpose of cheating, which provides for imprisonment of up to
seven years and a fine upon conviction.
Khairil is still a government servant working at Miros to date and the court was
informed that most of the witnesses are from the agency.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamad Fadhly Mohd Zamri had informed the court
that the offence is a non-bailable offence.
However, he proposed RM100,000 bail on the accused with one surety and for the
accused to surrender his international passport if the court wanted to use their
discretion due to the nature and the gravity of the offence.
Lawyer Datuk Geethan Ram Vincent who represents the accused had asked for a
RM20,000 bail as he had cooperated with the investigation and had reported to the
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission every month since October 2022.
Awang then set RM50,000 for bail with one surety with five conditions.
This includes surrendering his passport of any form- including international or
limited passports- and reporting to MACC headquarters in Putrajaya on the first
working day of every month and that he would have to attend all court proceedings.
"In making this decision, I have added certain conditions to reduce the possibility of
tampering of evidence as the accused is still working for the office and the office is
the subject matter (of the offence).
"The accused cannot in any way or matter contact any witnesses directly or
indirectly through any app or third-party excluding the investigation officer for
official investigation purposes.
"The accused is also not allowed to access any office computer storage or have
access or see any office-related documents," he said, adding that the order would
be extended to Miros.
The court has set Nov 21 for mention.
document forgery in 2017. -NSTP/FAIZ ANUAR
SHAH ALAM: Former Malaysian Institute of Road Safety (Miros) director Datuk Dr
Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim has claimed trial to four charges of document forgery in
2017.
Khairil, 47, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him before Sultan Abdul
Aziz Shah Sessions Court Judge Justice Awang Kerisnada Awang Mahmud.
He was accused of forging tender documents from four companies for the supply of
vehicles.
For the first charge, he was alleged to have forged tender documents from Bright
Ability Sdn Bhd for the procurement of two units of Suzuki Carry 600 cc and two
Cherry Transcab 1.1 litre pickup trucks from Thailand to Miros Crash Lab in Melaka
with the intention to cheat.
For the second, third and fourth charges, he was alleged to have forged documents
from the same vehicles to the same lab from three respective companies; Perantice
Land Sdn Bhd; Tanjung Nova Sdn Bhd; and Winntrack Auto.
The four charges are framed under Section 468 of the Penal Code for forging
documents for the purpose of cheating, which provides for imprisonment of up to
seven years and a fine upon conviction.
Khairil is still a government servant working at Miros to date and the court was
informed that most of the witnesses are from the agency.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamad Fadhly Mohd Zamri had informed the court
that the offence is a non-bailable offence.
However, he proposed RM100,000 bail on the accused with one surety and for the
accused to surrender his international passport if the court wanted to use their
discretion due to the nature and the gravity of the offence.
Lawyer Datuk Geethan Ram Vincent who represents the accused had asked for a
RM20,000 bail as he had cooperated with the investigation and had reported to the
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission every month since October 2022.
Awang then set RM50,000 for bail with one surety with five conditions.
This includes surrendering his passport of any form- including international or
limited passports- and reporting to MACC headquarters in Putrajaya on the first
working day of every month and that he would have to attend all court proceedings.
"In making this decision, I have added certain conditions to reduce the possibility of
tampering of evidence as the accused is still working for the office and the office is
the subject matter (of the offence).
"The accused cannot in any way or matter contact any witnesses directly or
indirectly through any app or third-party excluding the investigation officer for
official investigation purposes.
"The accused is also not allowed to access any office computer storage or have
access or see any office-related documents," he said, adding that the order would
be extended to Miros.
The court has set Nov 21 for mention.