KOTA KINABALU: The bribery cases against two Sabah assemblymen and a businessman linked to mineral prospecting licences will be mentioned again on Sept 23.

Sessions Court judge Jason Juga fixed the pre-trial case management (PTCM) for the accused at the request of the prosecution.

The accused are Tanjung Batu assemblyman Datuk Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy, Sindumin assemblyman Datuk Dr Yusof @ Josree Yacob, and businessman Datuk Tei Jiann Cheing, also known as Albert Tei.

The prosecution said it had served some documents to the defence counsel under Section 51A of the Criminal Procedure Code.

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However, it asked for more time to serve additional documents, including forensic reports, telecommunications data, and verification from the Immigration Department.

On June 30, the three men pleaded not guilty to their respective charges.

Andi, who is also Sabah's Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship Assistant Minister, and Dr Yusof were each charged with accepting bribes from Tei in connection with separate licence applications.

Tei was charged with two counts of giving bribes to the assemblymen.

Andi, 44, is accused of receiving RM150,000 from Tei on May 12 last year at his residence in Jalan Pantai, Sembulan.

The money was allegedly an inducement for processing Sinaran Hayat Sdn Bhd's prospecting licence application.

Yusof, 69, is accused of accepting RM200,000 from Tei on March 6 last year at the Rooftop Bar & Grill, Hilton Hotel, Kota Kinabalu.

The money was allegedly to facilitate Nusa Kini Sdn Bhd's licence application.

Both Andi and Yusof face charges under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, while Tei, 37, was charged under Section 16(b)(A).

All offences are punishable under Section 24(1) of the same Act, which provides for a jail term of up to 20 years and a fine of at least five times the bribe amount or RM10,000, whichever is higher.

Andi and Yusof appeared in court, while Tei attended the proceedings via Zoom. Their respective bail was extended.

MACC deputy public prosecutors Nurul Izzati Sapifee and Rustam Sanip prosecuted.