00:01A 52-year-old operations manager has claimed trial in the Georgetown Sessions Court to a
00:07charge of cheating over a purported reduction in customs duties.
00:11Zul Akmal Abdul Suhukor pleaded not guilty on Thursday after the charge was read before
00:17Sessions Judge Irwan Swainbon. He is accused of deceiving the manager of another company,
00:23Muhammad Alif Shafi Irtiza, into transferring RM13,000 to a bank account belonging to the
00:30accused's firm. According to the charge sheet, Zul Akmal allegedly made Alif Shafi believe
00:36the money would be paid to the Royal Malaysian Customs Department to lower the tax on imported
00:41cosmetic products. The alleged offence took place between August and September 2024
00:47at a logistics company office on Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah. The charge falls under Section 415B
00:55of the Penal Code, punishable under Section 417. If convicted, Zul Akmal faces up to five years jail,
01:03a fine or both. The prosecution proposed bail of RM30,000.
01:09Defence counsel K Mahendran appealed for lower bail, saying his client earns only RM2,500 a month
01:17and is the sole breadwinner as his wife is unemployed. He also told the court that Zul Akmal suffered from
01:24high blood pressure. Mahendran added that his client had been reporting to the MACC every month since
01:312024. The court allowed bail at RM10,000 with one surety and ordered Zul Akmal to surrender his
01:39passport until disposal of the case. The case will be mentioned again on December 14.
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