Fakhrudin Abd Karim, 57, a former committee member of Pertubuhan Ikram Malaysia (Ikram), pleaded not guilty today to 158 charges of abusing his position for gratification amounting to roughly RM98.27 million in Sessions Court before Judge Datuk Mohd Nasir Nordin [1, 2, 3, 4].

The offences allegedly occurred between January 6, 2021, and August 6, 2025, at the Ikram Hulu Selangor branch office in Pusat Perniagaan Adenium, Bukit Beruntung, Rawang [1, 2, 3, 4]. Fakhrudin is accused of using his position as authorised signatory of the branch’s bank account to direct RM81.95 million to Ehsan Care Solution, a company in which he has an interest [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].

He also allegedly transferred about RM16.32 million from the branch funds into two of his personal bank accounts through nine transactions [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. The largest single alleged transaction was around RM10 million, with more than 20 transactions of RM1 million each and others ranging from RM1.5 to 2 million [2, 3, 4, 5, 6].

Fakhrudin, who has 10 children, entered his plea after charges were read out over nearly two hours in court [1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9]. He stated, “(I) claim trial” when asked to plead [2].

The charges fall under Section 23(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and carry penalties under Section 24(1), punishable by a maximum 20-year jail term and a fine of at least five times the gratification amount or RM10,000, whichever is higher [1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 5, 6, 8, 9, 7].

The prosecution, led by Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Ahmad Akram Gharib, initially sought RM1 million bail, citing the gravity of the offences [1, 7, 8, 9]. The defence lawyer, Datuk N. Sivananthan, requested RM300,000, citing Fakhrudin’s family responsibilities and frozen assets [1, 7, 8, 9]. The court granted bail of RM500,000 with two sureties and ordered Fakhrudin to surrender his passport and not to interfere with prosecution witnesses [1, 8, 9, 7].

Investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) indicates Fakhrudin set up multiple companies for personal gain and faces further money laundering charges at Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court [10].

Ikram Malaysia is an Islamic NGO founded in 2009 focused on religious propagation, education, and welfare [1, 5, 6, 7]. The next case management is scheduled for August 7, 2026 [1, 8, 9, 7].