{
  "id": 18255414,
  "title": "2 didakwa tipu, guna dokumen palsu kurangkan cukai import kosmetik",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/2-didakwa-tipu-guna-dokumen-palsu-kurangkan-cukai-import-kosmetik",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T04:49:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/05/2-didakwa-tipu-guna-dokumen-palsu-kurangkan-cukai-import-kosmetik"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two men appeared in George Town Session Court today, pleading not guilty to two separate charges involving fraud and the use of false documents related to the declaration of imported cosmetic products by a company. Zul Akmal Ab Suhukor, 52, and Sarudin Daud, 53, both admitted to the charges against them. Zul was charged with coercing a company manager, a 26-year-old local man, into transferring RM13,000 to his First Global Freight & Logistics bank account, which he claimed was a payment to the Royal Customs Department (JKDM) to reduce import tax on cosmetic products. The alleged offense allegedly took place between August and September 2024 at a Menara Northam office in Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah. The charges under Section 415(b) of the Penal Code carry a maximum penalty of up to five years' imprisonment or a fine, or both. The prosecution was handled by Deputy Director of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (SPRM) Nurul Atikah Ab Rashid, who offered RM30,000 bail with additional passport surrender conditions pending trial. However, Zul's lawyers, K Mahendran and M Sharmila, sought to reduce the bail amount due to their client's young child working as an office manager earning RM2,500 per month, in addition to three other children and a non-working spouse. The judge granted Zul bail of RM10,000 with a surety and additional condition to surrender his passport to the court. Sarudin Daud, 53, also pleaded not guilty to charges of using false documents related to the declaration of imported cosmetic products made by the same company on September 12, 2024, at the same location. He was charged with using false documents as the declaration of imported goods dated September 12, 2024, in the JKDM Customs Information System containing false declarations, leading to a reduction in customs duty from RM55,632.19 to RM25,850.15. The charge under Section 471 of the Penal Code carries a maximum penalty of up to two years' imprisonment or a fine, or both. The judge released Sarudin on bail of RM10,000 and passport surrender after his lawyer, K Mahendran, informed the court that the defendant worked as an executive with a salary of RM1,800, has three children, and is the primary breadwinner for his family. Both cases were adjourned until December 14 for further consideration.",
  "summary": "Mereka bagaimanapun mengaku tidak bersalah terhadap pertuduhan itu.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}