KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 -- It took a Sessions Court in Ipoh about two hours yesterday to read out 146 corruption charges against a former assistant engineer with the Kerian District and Land Office (PDT), who pleaded not guilty to allegedly accepting RM183,500 in bribes from a contractor over nearly two years, Harian Metro reported.

Saifol Nizam Mat Zin, 48, claimed trial to all the charges before Sessions Court Judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi.

According to the charges, Saifol Nizam, who was serving as an assistant engineer in the District Development Division of the Kerian PDT, allegedly received payments ranging from RM500 to RM1,500 from a contractor who had official dealings connected to his duties.

The offences were allegedly comm...