The Shah Alam sessions court granted Chan Kim Kooi bail of RM40,000 with one surety and ordered him to report to an MACC office once a month pending the conclusion of his case.SHAH ALAM: A company director pleaded not guilty at the sessions court here today to a charge of receiving a RM209,600 bribe from a businessman five years ago.

Chan Kim Kooi, 38, is accused of receiving the sum from Goh Hwan Hua – a director in I-Serve Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd – as an inducement to help the company obtain a RM20.6 million loan from a private trust management firm where Chan served as a director.

The prosecution claimed the RM209,600 was deposited into an account belonging to a company linked to Chan. The offence allegedly took place at a bank in USJ 9, Subang Jaya, on Feb 26, 2021.