Graft trial of Hamzah's son to be heard by new judge

The graft trial of Muhammad Faisal Hamzah, a son of Perikatan Nasional secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin, will be heard before a new Sessions Court judge

Faisal, a freelance consultant, is accused of accepted RM100,000 in bribes.

Judge Rozina Ayob, who has been presiding over the case, announced that she will be transferred on Aug 15, and a new judge will take over the proceedings.

“The court has scheduled Aug 29 for the remention of the case,” Rozina said during today’s proceedings.

Earlier, lawyer Chetan Jethwani, representing Faisal, noted that today’s mention was to finalise the list of lawyers appointed to represent the accused.

MACC prosecuting officer Selvam T Armugom informed the court that he will handle the case alongside another prosecuting officer, Ikhwan Zaudi Nordin.

Faisal, 40, was charged with accepting the bribe from Izmir Abd Hamid as an inducement to use his influence to have Heitech Padu Berhad appoint Syarikat Rimba Merpati and Syarikat Per My Solutions as its marketing consultants.

Those companies were paid a commission of RM700,000 after Heitech Padu was awarded a RM33 million worth of Supply, Rental, Implementation, Training, Support and Maintenance of Security Infrastructure tenders by the Companies Commission of Malaysia.

Faisal is alleged to have committed the offence at an office lot in a shopping mall at Jalan Dutamas 1, Kuala Lumpur, in March 2018.

The charge, framed under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009, carries a maximum jail term of 20 years and a fine of RM10,000 or five times the amount of the bribe, whichever is higher, upon conviction.

- Bernama

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