The son of opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin was charged in the Seremban Sessions Court with nine counts of violations in relation to the cooking oil subsidy.
According to a report by The Edge, Muhammad Faisal Hamzah, 39, was charged along with Azizul Abdul Halim, 55, with allegedly providing false information by producing fake invoices on the purported sale of the subsidised cooking oil to a local retail company.
Both men were directors of Rimba Merpati Sdn Bhd, a wholesale cooking oil licence holder.
This purportedly violated Section 8(4) of the Control of Supplies Act 1961, as cooking oil is a controlled item under the act.
It is understood that the invoices were deemed fake following a raid conducted on the company’s premises last Aug 12.
The pair were also jointly charged by Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry enforcement officers with possession of more than the limited amount of 50 metric tonnes of cooking oil on the Rimba Merpati premises in Sinar Andalas, Senawang.
That is a violation of Regulation 9(1) of the Control of Supplies Regulations 1974, which is punishable under Section 22(2) of the Control of Supplies Act.
Both men claimed trial to the charges read to them on behalf of the company, and charges read to them individually as its directors. - Mkini
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