Fadley Faisal
The case against seven officers and personnel of the Royal Customs and Excise Department (RCED) facing charges of corruption, conspiring to commit criminal breach of trust (CBT) and misuse of public office came up in the Intermediate Court yesterday.
No pleas were taken from all defendants as Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Fitri binti Kiprawi and Prosecutor Siti Khalillah binti Hussin informed the court that one of the defendants is currently undergoing isolation.
Judge Radin Safiee bin Radin Mas Basiuni adjourned the case to March 11 for further mention.
The case is a result of an arrest by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a joint operation with other security agencies conducted between September 8 to October 4, 2022.
The operation is associated with information received by ACB that RCED officers had sold items seized by RCED. This led to the arrests of Deputy Head of Assets and Logistics
Management Unit Deputy Superintendent of Customs Pengiran Mohd Amir Ilham bin Pengiran Haji Yusop and Inspection Officer Pengiran Ehsaney Mohammad Mustaffa bin Pengiran Jalil who were brought to the Magistrate’s Court on September 10 and ordered remanded for two weeks.
Investigations led to the arrests of an Indian national and five other RCED officers and personnel involved in the case.
Lawyer Pengiran Khairul Nizam bin Pengiran Haji Mohd Yassin of Messrs Yusof Halim & Partners is representing Pengiran Mohd Amir Ilham.
