The former chairperson of Pertubuhan Kebajikan Serantau Muslim, Hakim Nor, 39, was brought before the Malacca Sessions Court again today and was charged with seven counts of dishonest misappropriation of the organisation’s funds.

He was charged with misappropriating funds raised by the non-governmental organisation for humanitarian aid missions carried out in collaboration with NGOs in Myanmar, Yemen, Syria and Palestine, amounting to RM576,995.40.

The offence was allegedly committed at a bank branch in Merlimau, Jasin, between June 2019 and May 2021.

Hakim pleaded not guilty to all the charges before judge Elesabet Paya Wan.

The charges, framed under Section 403 of the Penal Code, provide a minimum prison sentence of six months and not more than five years, whipping and a fine, if convicted.

Deputy public prosecutors from the MACC, Muaz Ahmad Khairuddin and Asmaa' Zamri, proposed bail of RM200,000, taking into account the seriousness of the offence.

Hakim’s lawyer, Azizzul Shariman Yusof,f requested a lower bail, considering that his client was charged with a similar offence at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court yesterday and allowed bail of RM10,000, and that his wife, who earns RM1,500 a month, was the guarantor.

The court then set bail at RM35,000 in one surety and fixed March 13 for mention.

Yesterday, Hakim was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on charges of misappropriating humanitarian aid donations totalling RM207,000, seven years ago.

- Bernama

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