SHAH ALAM, Aug 7 — Four individuals were charged in the Sessions Court here today over false statements in applications for incentives under the Social Security Organisation’s (Perkeso) Daya Kerjaya 2.0 career programme, dating back to two years ago.

Among them were a father and son, Chong Foo Yon, 75, the owner of a plastic packaging company, and his son, Chong Kok Woo, 51, who pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out separately before Judge Datuk Mohd Nasri Nordin.

Foo Yon is accused of submitting a Daya Kerjaya 2.0 Employee Confirmation Form on behalf of his company to a Perkeso agent at Taman Bukit Serdang, Seri Kembangan, on November 2, 2024.

The document allegedly contained false statements regarding material particulars of importance, with the intention of misleading the principal.

He was charged under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, which provides for imprisonment of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the false material particulars, if such value can be ascertained, or RM10,000, whichever is higher.

As for Kok Woo, he is accused of abetting his father in committing the same offence at the same place, on the same date and time.

The charge against him was brought under Section 28(1)(c) of the MACC Act 2009, punishable under Section 24(2), which provides for imprisonment of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the false material particulars, if such value can be ascertained, or RM10,000, whichever is higher.

Meanwhile, before the same court, a director of a consultancy and development training company pleaded not guilty to four charges of submitting documents with false statements for the same incentive application in March 2024.

According to the charges, K. Kumaaravelu, 39, is accused of submitting Daya Kerjaya 2.0 Employee Confirmation Forms containing false statements at his company’s premises in Taman Jaya Utama, Telok Panglima Garang, Kuala Langat, on March 14, 15 and 24, 2024.

The charges were brought under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009 and are punishable under Section 24(2) of the same Act.

In separate proceedings, Kumaaravelu and another director of the company, N.S. Sivakumar, 54, pleaded not guilty to a joint charge of submitting documents with false statements for the same incentive application, involving a wiring and telecommunications company in Pandamaran, Port Klang, on April 28, 2024.

MACC prosecuting officer Muhammad Arif Asyraf Mohd Khairi applied to the court for bail to be set at RM10,000 for all accused except Kumaaravelu, for whom he proposed bail of RM25,000, in addition to further conditions.

The court then allowed the father and son, as well as Sivakumar, to be released on bail of RM10,000 each. Kumaaravelu was granted bail of RM20,000, each with one surety and additional conditions. The next case mention was fixed for Oct, 29. 

Foo Yon and Kok Woo were represented by lawyer L.Y. Yong, while Kumaaravelu and Sivakumar were represented by lawyer P. Vishnuvarman. — Bernama