Alias Mat Yusop, 48, Rizal Othman, 43, Shahril Sukaimi, 39, and Hanafie Che Mat, 39, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read separately before judge Anita Harun.

Rizal faced nine charges of receiving RM15,530 in bribes in stages between February and April 2017, while Hanafie faced 10 charges of accepting RM12,600 in bribes between June 2020 and January 2023.

Shahril was charged with 26 counts of accepting RM8,450 in bribes between April 2018 and April 2023, and Alias faced four charges of accepting RM3,400 between June 2019 and July 2022.

The offences were allegedly committed at bank branches at KLIA, Kajang, Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi and Bandar Puchong Jaya.

The defendants were accused of corruptly obtaining bribes from the owner of Kalos Enterprise through online money transfers to their respective bank accounts as an inducement not to inspect the company’s cargo trucks leaving KLIA Cargo.

They were charged under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment or a fine upon conviction.

The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutors Asraf Tahir, Nurul Atiqah Alias and Maziah Mohaide.

Rizal was represented by Ridha Abdah Subri, while Aizat Fakri represented the remaining defendants.

The court granted bail of RM15,000 for Rizal and Hanafie, while Shahril and Alias were granted bail of RM10,000 and RM8,000 respectively, with one surety each.

The accused were also ordered to surrender their passports to the court and report to the MACC office in Putrajaya once a month, in addition to being prohibited from contacting or disturbing prosecution witnesses.

The court set July 11 for the next mention of the case.