Kota Kinabalu: A 38-year-old assistant director of Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) was jailed a total of 21 days and fined RM25,000 for using three fake documents in claiming expenses amounting to RM9,000.
Mohd Daffy Liamin pleaded guilty before Sessions Court Judge Abu Bakar Manat, Thursday, to the three charges against him on Thursday.
On the first count, Mohd Daffy was jailed seven days and fined RM5,000 or a month’s jail while on the second and third count, he was jailed seven days plus RM10,000 fine in default three months’ jail each.
The court ordered Mohd Daffy to serve the jail sentences concurrently.
Mohd Daffy had submitted the three claim documents which contained false details, namely receipts of special rental under Staff and Artist boat transportation dated Jan 12, 2013 amounting to RM1,000, YBMKPKK and DC boat transportation to Labuan dated Jan 12, 2013 amounting to RM4,000 and SKMM Delegation boat transportation to Labuan dated Jan 12, 2013 amounting to RM4,000.
He had used the fake documents as proof that the expenses had been used for the boat rentals for the 2013 Himpunan Kasih Sayang programme at Wilayas Persekutuan Labuan level.
The offence allegedly took place on March 7, 2013 at the MCMC office in Menara MAA, here.
The offence under Section 471 of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 468 of the same Code which provides for a jail term of up to seven years, and fine upon conviction.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Prosecuting officer DZulkarnain Rousan Hasbi appeared for the prosecution while counsel P.J Perira defended Mohd Daffy.
Mohd Daffy paid the fine.
Meanwhile, a contractor claimed trial to cheating a man of RM100,000 over “supplying dry/wet raw materials for an operation in Sabah” project.
Fariz Fadila Ag Kamarudin made the plea after the charge was read to him.
He is accused of cheating the company owner by offering the latter a joint venture with his company (the owner) to carry out the said project in which resulted in the company owner handing over RM100,000 between January and April of 2013, in Penampang.
The offence under Section 420 of the Penal Code provides with imprisonment between one year and 10 years and with whipping, and shall also be liable to fine, upon conviction.
The court fixed Jan 12, next year for pre-trial case management and released Fariz on bail of RM20,000 with RM8,000 deposited in a local surety.
He was also ordered to report to the MACC office once every month, his passport if any, to be impounded by the court and reminded to not tamper with the prosecution witnesses.
MACC Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Izzati Sapifee prosecuted while Fariz was not represented.
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