Former Tekun chief executive officer and managing director, Abdul Rahim Hassan, claimed trial to two charges at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with corruptly approving loans of RM100,000 each to a company where he has family ties.

Abdul Rahim, 60, is charged with approving the first loan of RM100,000 for a pioneer program for Dynamind Enterprise Sdn Bhd, where the owner Khairul Fadly Mahammad, is his son in law.

He is also charged with approving another RM100,000 to the same company, for the learning port scheme where his nephew Khairiyah Khalid is said to be a business partner.

The approval was allegedly given by Abdul Rahim at his Tekun Nasional office in Bandar Tasik Selatan on March 31, last year.

For each charge he stands to face a maximum 20 years' jail or five times the corrupt amount.

Prosecution is done by DPP Siti Syakimah Ibrahim while lawyer Hasnal Rezua Merican appeared for Abdul Rahim.

Sessions judge Alaudeen Ismail set bail at RM50,000 with one surety, and fixed Dec 16 for mention.

He was slated to be charged in Shah Alam this afternoon, but it did not take place.

Tekun is placed under the Agriculture and Agro-Based Industries Ministry and the loan is meant to help small traders.