Former headmaster jailed one day, fined RM10,000

9 Aug 2023 • 8:56 PM MYT
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Judge Datuk Anita Harun also ordered Kamaludin Sahlan, 51, to serve five months in jail if he failed to pay the fine.

Kamaludin was charged with soliciting a bribe of 11 per cent of the project value from a 53-year-old man in return for helping the man secure the job to maintain and upgrade SRA buildings and infrastructure in the Petaling and Kuala Selangor districts.

The accused also pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe of RM164,800 through his bank account from the man for the same purpose.

He committed the offences at premises in Taman Seri Medan, Telok Panglima Garang and at a bank’s branch in Kota Kemuning, Section 31 here, between May 2019 and April 21, 2022 - BERNAMA