MELAKA: A former CEO of a government-linked company was fined RM15,000 by the Ayer Keroh sessions court here today after pleading guilty to a charge of abuse of power in the appointment of his daughter to the company in 2021.
Amir Ali, 58, was slapped with an alternative charge, of arranging the salary payment of RM13,750 received by his daughter, whom he had appointed to the position of financial officer at Melaka Halal Hub Sdn Bhd.
He was accused of committing the offence at Melaka Halal Hub’s office in Serkam, Jasin, on April 1, 2021.
Amir was charged under Section 23 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and sentenced under Section 26 of the same Act, which provides for a fine not exceeding RM50,000 or a maximum imprisonment of seven years, or both, upon conviction.
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Judge Elesabet Paya Wan ordered Amir to serve six months in jail if he did not pay the fine.
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