Former Bank Negara assistant governor, Datuk Mohamad Daud Dol Moin claims trial to graft charge

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Former Bank Negara assistant governor claims trial to graft charge

Another high profile individual has been charged with bribery charges in Malaysia. Previously we have seen high ranking persons being investigated or being charged for graft in this country of 32 million people. They include Chief Ministers, former Menteri Besars, Ministers, Government servants, businessmen as well as law enforcement officials.

And today we saw a former assistant governor of the national bank of Malaysia, facing graft charges.

The Star Online reported today 1st July 2011 that former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) assistant governor ‎Datuk Mohamad Daud Dol Moin, 58, claimed trial today Friday 1st July 2011 at the Sessions court in Kuala Lumpur to two counts of accepting bribes amounting to RM100,000 from a businessman to help assist procure a BNM contract.

The contract was to print the RM5 polymer bank notes by Note Printing Australia Ltd.

He was accused of receiving two bribes of RM50,000 from Abdul Kayum Syed Ahmad, 62 to help procure the contract, at Dome Restaurant, Bangsar Shopping Centre, here, on Dec 1, 2004, and Feb 16, 2005.

This amounts to an offence under Section 11(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 1997.

If convicted, he can be jailed up to 20 years, and fined five times the bribe amount.

According to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, the contract was worth about RM95 million.

Prosecuting was Deputy Public Prosecutor Manoj Kurup from the Attorney-General's Chambers while lawyers Collin Goonting and J.D. Goonting stood for the accused.

Bail was granted at RM100,000 with one surety.

Later in the same day in Shah Alam, businessman Abdul Kayum, was charged at the Shah Alam Sessions Court with two counts of bribing Mohamad Daud with RM100,000 as an inducement to assist him in procuring a contract for the printing of RM5 polymer notes by Note Printing Australia Ltd in December 2004.

The offences were allegedly committed in Subang Jaya in November 2004 and Feb 2005.

He claimed trial to the offences.

Judge Asmadi Hussin fixed RM50,000 bail with one surety and Aug 2, 2011 for mention.

This particular case has an Austalian connection.

In Sydney, Australia, the Associated Press, AP reports that police have charged two Australian currency printing firms and several of their former senior managers with bribing foreign officials to secure bank note supply contracts.

The charges against Securency International Pty Ltd and Note Printing Australia Ltd relate to alleged bribes paid to officials in Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam between 1999 and 2005.

Australian Federal Police say company managers used agents to bribe the officials in an attempt to win contracts to print money for those countries.

Both companies are subsidiaries of the Reserve Bank of Australia, the nation's central bank.

Reserve Bank of Australia Governer Glenn Stevens said on Friday 1st July 2011 that the bank strongly condemns corrupt behaviour.

Datuk Seri Juhar Mahiruddin mengangkat sumpah sebagai TYT Yang Di Pertua Negeri Sabah ke 10

Gambar ehsan Jabatan Ketua Menteri Sabah








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Bekas Speaker Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah, Datuk Seri Juhar Mahiruddin, 57 tahun, mengangkat sumpah sebagai Tuan Yang Terutama, Yang Dipertua Negeri Sabah ke 10.

Majlis berlangsung di Istana Negeri Kota KInabalu pada Sabtu, 1 Januari 2011.

Pada 22 Disember 2010 lalu, Datuk Seri Juhar dikurniakan surat cara perlantikan sebagai Yang Di Pertua Negeri Sabah daripada Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin di Bilik Singgahsana Kecil, Istana Negara, disaksikan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Majlis mengangkat sumpah jawatan di Istana Negeri Kota Kinabalu pada hari pertama 2011 dilakukan di hadapan Hakim Besar Sabah dan Sarawak, Tan Sri Richard Malanjum.

Turut hadir Ketua Menteri Sabah Datuk Seri Musa Aman, Timbalan Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan serta Datuk Yahya Hussin, barisan menteri kabinet negeri serta 2 menteri persekutuan dari Sabah, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok yang juga Presiden Pertubuhan Bersatu Pasok Momogun Kadazan (Upko) dan Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi, Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili yang juga Timbalan Presiden Parti Bersatu Sabah, PBS.

Juhar, 57, menggantikan Tun Ahmadshah Abdullah - Yang Dipertua Negeri Sabah ke 9 yang tamat tempoh perkhidmatan pada 31 Dis 2010 setelah berkhidmat sejak 2003.

Juhar adalah antara pemimpin Sabah yang terlibat dengan rundingan Usno dan UMNO untuk kemasukan UMNO ke negeri itu pada 1991.

Beliau pernah menyandang jawatan Timbalan Yang Dipertua Dewan Rakyat (1990-1999), Anggota Parlimen Kinabatangan (juga 1990-1999) sebelum digantikan Datuk Bung Moktar Radin dan Ketua Umno Bahagian Batu Sapi (2003-2008) sebelum digantikan Datuk Shamsudin Yahya.

Pemegang ijazah sarjana muda dalam undang-undang ini sebelum itu pernah menjadi majistret.

Jawatan beliau sebelum dilantik Yang Di Pertua Negeri Sabah adalah Speaker Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah.

Tahniah kepada Datuk Seri Juhar dan keluarga.

Former Sabah state assembly speaker Datuk Seri Juhar Mahiruddin was sworn in on Saturday, 1st January 2011 as the 10th Sabah governor

Pictures courtesy : Jabatan Ketua Menteri Sabah





Former Sabah state assembly speaker Datuk Seri Juhar Mahiruddin was sworn in on Saturday, 1st January 2011 as the 10th Sabah governor or Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Di Pertua Negeri Sabah.

Juhar, 57, who succeeded Tun Ahmadshah Abdullah whose two-term has ended, took his oath in front of Chief judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Richard Malanjum at Istana Negeri, Kota Kinabalu.

Born on Nov 5, 1953, in Kampung Tambisan, Sandakan, Juhar who holds a bachelor's degree in law from the Wolverhampton Polytechnic in England, had served as a first-class magistrate from 1981 to 1982.

Juhar was appointed Sabah state assembly speaker in 2002 and held the position until his recent appointment as the governor.

Present during the historic ceremony were Sabah Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Musa Aman, state cabinet ministers, Federal Ministers from Sabah among them Tan Sri Bernard Dompok and Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili.

Prior to being appointed as Sabah's 10th Governor, Juhar was Speaker of the Sabah state legislative assembly.

He was also the Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat between 1990 to 1999, Kinabatangan Member of Parliament (1990-1999) before being succedded by Datuk Bung Moktar Radin and Batu Sapi UMNO Division Head between 2003 to 2008 before being succedded by Datuk Shamsudin Yahya.

Congratulations Datuk Seri Juhar and Datin Seri and family and the people of Kinabatangan.