Ex-Suhakam officer charged with making 23 false claims

 

The Kota Kinabalu sessions court fixed Nov 27 for case management. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA: 

A former Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) officer claimed trial at a sessions court in Kota Kinabalu to 23 counts of submitting false claims today.

Heflin Dino, 36, was charged with using 23 forged receipts to make claims for Suhakam programmes between 2019 and 2021, The Borneo Post reported.

He was previously an assistant secretary at Sabah Suhakam.

Heflin was charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code for using forged documents and faces up to 20 years in jail and a fine if convicted.

The case was heard before judges Noor Hafizah Salim, Amir Shah Amir Hassan, Marlina Ibrahim, Elsie Primus and Hurman Hussain.

They fixed Nov 27 for case management, and Heflin was released on court bail and two local sureties.

The court also ordered Heflin to report himself at the nearest police station twice a month and to surrender his passport to the court. - FMT