The accused, Jiang Fanjun, pleaded not guilty at the Seremban sessions court today to a charge of bribing a department of environment officer with RM50,000. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA : A former board member of an electronic waste (e-waste) disposal company was charged at the Seremban sessions court today with giving a department of environment (DOE) officer a bribe of RM50,000. The bribe was allegedly intended to induce the officer to refrain from taking legal action against the local man, who was suspected of committing offences under the Environmental Quality Act 1974. The local man is believed to have operated without a licensed premise or written approval from the DoE director-general. MACC prosecuting officer Arif Asyraf Khairi handled the prosecution while lawyer Denial Khairul Hizam represented the accused.