The deputy chairperson cum chief executive officer of a non-governmental education fund has been slapped with three charges of cheating and two counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving RM500,000.

Raja Azman Shah Raja Alang Petra, 48, claimed trial at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today.

Raja Azman, who was deputy chairperson and CEO of Tabung Kebajikan dan Pendidikan Program E Pendidikan Genius, was accused of duping Bakam Suci Sdn Bhd, Zamrud Enterprise and Pink Style Marketing into parting with a total of RM500,000.

This was alleged to have been done at the NGO's office in the MAS building in Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, between September 2006 and January 2008.

The companies' representatives were cheated into believing that they would get the E Pendidikan Genius projects in Perak, Negri Sembilan and Perlis schools to supply, install, test and commissioning services for IT facilities and accessories.

Raja Azman is also accused of CBT in relation to RM160,000 involving Zamrud Enterprise and RM130,000 involving Bakam Suci Sdn Bhd, by allegedly utilising the money for his personal use.          

He faces a separate charge of abetting former fund directors Hishamsol Othman and Zuraimi Abd Rahim in cheating Zamrud Entreprise into believing that a sum of RM200,000 was tax deductible.

MACC deputy public prosecutor Anthony Kevin Morais prosecuted and asked that bail be set at RM10,000 for each charge and that the accused surrender his passport.
        
Lawyer Bernard Lewis for Raja Azman asked that bail be lowered as his client is a corporate figure.

Sessions judge Rosbiahanin Arifin fixed Sept 12 for mention and set bail at RM60,000 with one surety. She also ordered Raja Azman to surrender his passport.