Noorun Nashriah Ramli, Amir Shariffuddin Haron and Farhan Taufik pleaded not guilty to the charges brought under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.

Noorun, who is a company CEO, was slapped with seven charges for allegedly submitting RM112,000 in false claims between July 13 and Oct 1, 2021.

Amir and Taufik face one charge each for allegedly submitting false claims of RM45,900 and RM32,800, respectively. The offences were said to have taken place between March 5 and June 1, 2021.

Judge Azura Alwi granted bail of RM35,000 to Noorun in one surety, while judges Rozina Ayob and Suzana Ayob allowed Amir and Farhan to post RM8,000 bail, also in one surety.

The accused were also ordered to report to the nearest MACC office every month until the disposal of their trial.

All three courts fixed Feb 14 as the next mention date.

Last year, MACC said they arrested 45 people in different states on suspicion of making false claims and misappropriating Penjana Kerjaya funds.

The suspects consist of business owners, directors, managers, shareholders, engineers and executives.