Alam Maritim CEO charged with fraud over vessel charter rates, claims trial

Datuk Azmi Ahmad, the managing director and CEO of Alam Maritim Resources Bhd, faced charges of fraud in Kuala Lumpur's Sessions Court, relating to the concealment of actual charter rates of a vessel.

Charged under Section 417 of the Penal Code for actions allegedly committed in 2023 and 2024, Azmi pleaded not guilty and was granted a reduced bail of RM300,000 with conditions, including regular reporting to the MACC.

The next hearing for the case is scheduled for November 18, where documentation will be reviewed.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Alam Maritim Resources Bhd group managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Azmi Ahmad was charged in the Sessions Court here today on two charges of fraud relating to the daily charter rate of a vessel.

Azmi, 67, however, pleaded not guilty after both charges were read out before Judge Suzana Hussin.

“Understand (the charges), I plead not guilty and request to be tried,” he said after the charges against him were read out one by one.

According to the first charge, Azmi is charged with defrauding TH Alam Management Sdn Bhd principal officer Iskandar Mohd Zaffa, 48, by concealing the actual offer of Daily Charter Rate dated August 24, 2023 which allocated RM80,500 per day in the Work Order.

The act allegedly prompted Iskandar to agree to sign the BIMCO Supplytime 2017 with a Daily Charter Rate of RM70,000 per day between Alam-JV DP2 (L) Inc. and Alam Maritim (M) Sdn Bhd.

For the second charge, he is charged with defrauding the same individual by concealing the actual Daily Charter Rate offer dated 15 Jan 2024 which allocated a total of RM110,000 per day in the Work Order, thus prompting the man to sign BIMCO Supplytime 2017 with a Daily Charter Rate, RM78,000 per day between TH-Alam Management and Alam Maritim.

The offence was allegedly committed at a building in Jalan Radin Anum, Bandar Baru Sri Petaling here on Sept 6 2023 and Jan 16 2024, under Section 417 of the Penal Code (Act 574) which provides for a maximum imprisonment of five years or a fine or both, if convicted.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Noor Syazwani Mohammad Sobry offered bail of RM500,000 with one surety, with additional conditions that the accused must report to the Putrajaya MACC office every three months and is prohibited from interfering with prosecution witnesses until the case is resolved.

However, lawyer Wan Muhd Ariff Ameer Wan Normazlan, who represented Azmi, requested that the bail be reduced to RM100,000 because the amount offered was too high and that his client had cooperated well throughout the investigation.

“The purpose of the bail is to ensure that my client attends court. My client has a wife and six children, the youngest of whom is six years old, and the accused also has health problems that require examination,” he said.

Wan Muhd Ariff Ameer also requested that the passport taken by the MACC be returned to the accused because his client is not at risk of fleeing.

Suzana then allowed the accused to be granted bail of RM300,000 with one surety, with additional conditions as requested by the prosecution.

The court has set Nov 18 for mention of the case for submission of documents. — Bernama

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Alam Maritim Resources Bhd 的董事总经理兼首席执行官 Datuk Azmi Ahmad 在吉隆坡地方法庭面临欺诈指控，罪名是隐瞒船舶的实际租船费率。

阿兹米因涉嫌在 2023 年和 2024 年实施犯罪行为，被控违反《刑法》第 417 条。他拒不不认罪，并获准以 30 万令吉的保释金保释，但需遵守相关条件，包括定期向反贪污委员会报到。

该案的下次听证会定于11月18日举行，届时将审查相关文件。

吉隆坡，9月10日讯——Alam Maritim Resources Bhd集团董事总经理兼首席执行官（CEO）拿督阿兹米·艾哈迈德今天在吉隆坡地方法庭被控两项与船舶每日租船费率有关的欺诈罪名。

现年 67 岁的阿兹米在法官苏珊娜·侯赛因面前听完两项指控后，均表示不认罪。

在对他的指控被逐一宣读后，他说：“我理解（这些指控），我拒不不认罪，并要求接受审判。”

根据第一项指控，Azmi 被控欺诈 TH Alam Management Sdn Bhd 的负责人 Iskandar Mohd Zaffa（48 岁），隐瞒了 2023 年 8 月 24 日的实际每日包机费率报价，该报价在工作订单中分配了每天 80,500 令吉。

据称，该行为促使伊斯坎达尔同意签署 BIMCO Supplytime 2017，其中 Alam-JV DP2 (L) Inc. 和 Alam Maritim (M) Sdn Bhd 之间的每日租船费率为 70,000 令吉/天。

第二项指控是，他通过隐瞒 2024 年 1 月 15 日的实际每日租船费率报价（该报价在工作订单中分配了每天 110,000 令吉），从而欺诈同一人，导致该男子签署了 BIMCO Supplytime 2017 合同，其中 TH-Alam Management 和 Alam Maritim 之间的每日租船费率为 78,000 令吉。

据称，该罪行于 2023 年 9 月 6 日和 2024 年 1 月 16 日在吉隆坡新斯里白沙罗 Jalan Radin Anum 的一栋建筑物内发生，触犯了《刑法典》（第 574 号法令）第 417 条，该条规定，如果罪名成立，最高可判处五年监禁或罚款，或两者并罚。

副检察官诺尔·沙兹瓦尼·穆罕默德·索布里提出以50万令吉保释，并要求一名担保人，附加条件是被告必须每三个月向布城反贪污委员会办公室报到，并且在案件解决之前不得干扰控方证人。

然而，代表阿兹米的律师万·穆罕默德·阿里夫·阿米尔·万·诺尔马兹兰请求将保释金减少到 10 万令吉，因为提供的金额太高，而且他的当事人在整个调查过程中都配合得很好。

他说：“保释的目的是确保我的当事人出庭。我的当事人有妻子和六个孩子，最小的只有六岁，而且被告人还有健康问题需要检查。”

Wan Muhd Ariff Ameer 还要求将反贪污委员会扣押的护照归还给被告，因为他的当事人没有潜逃的风险。

随后，苏珊娜允许被告以 30 万令吉的保释金和一名担保人保释，并附加控方要求的条件。

法院已定于11月18日开庭审理此案，届时将提交相关文件。——马新社

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