KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman who is accused of soliciting and accepting bribes amounting to RM15mil to secure government projects in 2021 claims to have sent a letter to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to clarify details of the charges against him.
Senior lawyer Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, who will lead Datuk Seri Sim Choo Thiam's defence team, told Sessions Court judge Rozina Ayob that the defence had sent the letter, dated June 6, requesting the particulars of the charges to the MACC."However, we have yet to receive a response regarding the letter," he told reporters after the proceedings on Wednesday .
The court then asked the prosecution to do a follow-up check on the status of the letter sent to MACC, according to Abd Muntaqim. In May this year, Sim, who is a 53-year-old company director, was charged with four counts of soliciting and accepting bribes amounting to RM15mil to secure projects from the Home Ministry in 2021.
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