Senior Magistrate Azrimah binti Abdul Rahman yesterday fixed November to hear allegations of misconduct against 45-year-old Muhammad Ali Iskandar bin Mustapha, an assistant narcotics officer at the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
The man earlier denied all seven charges levelled by Prosecutor Siti Khalilah binti Hussin under Section 12B, Chapter 131 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, alleging him of misconduct in public office or misusing powers as a public servant which resulted in the abuse of the public’s trust in the position that he was holding.
Muhammad Ali Iskandar is out on bail of BND10,000 or in two local sureties with other strict conditions.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) revealed from their investigations that the 45-year-old was arrested by the NCB during an operation on being suspected of disclosing confidential information to one arrested by NCB.
Muhammad Ali Iskandar was at the time of the allegations, attached as a sentry duty officer under the Control Unit of the NCB.
He was responsible for recording the details and movements of NCB’s arrested persons brought into the sentry where he was working.
Allegations further has it that Muhammad Ali Iskandar had disclosed confidential information seven times in 2023 to a person involved in drug-related activities, so he would not be implicated by the said person in his own involvement in the misuse of drugs. – Fadley Faisal
