PWD assistant director acquited of bribery charge
The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today acquitted and discharged an assistant director with the Public Works Department who was harged with corruptly receiving a RM6,831 wristwatch.
Judge Rosbiahanim Ariffin in making the decision said the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against the accused Salihin Abd Rahman, 33, who was alleged to have received a Tag Heuer watch from Tan Eng Tik, a contractor from ET Tan Enterprise, at a coffee shop in Segambut on Sept 14, 2005.
The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today acquitted and discharged an assistant director with the Public Works Department who was harged with corruptly receiving a RM6,831 wristwatch.
Judge Rosbiahanim Ariffin in making the decision said the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against the accused Salihin Abd Rahman, 33, who was alleged to have received a Tag Heuer watch from Tan Eng Tik, a contractor from ET Tan Enterprise, at a coffee shop in Segambut on Sept 14, 2005.
He was charged with knowingly accepting the watch although it was from the company that was to receive a sub-labour project from SM Builder, a sub-contractor, for the Taman Seri Segambut mosque project.
Salihin was represented by Azwan Abdul Wahab, while the prosecution was led by Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Asnawi Abu Hanipah.
- Bernama
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