An Assistant Environmental Officer was fined RM30,000 by the Melaka Sessions Court on Tuesday (Jan 16) for misusing his position to award a project valued at RM19,633.50 to his sibling, six years ago.
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00:00 An Assistant Environmental Officer was fined RM30,000 by the Melaka Sessions Court for
00:07 misusing his position to award a project valued at more than RM19,000 to his sibling in 2018.
00:15 Judge Elizabeth Payawan fined Abdul Hanif Abdul Hamid after he pleaded guilty to three
00:20 alternative charges out of nine charges during the proceedings on Tuesday.
00:25 The accused was attached to the Jassin Health Office at South Services and Supply from the
00:29 Government of Malaysia for the procurement of toiletries, weed killer and grass-cutting
00:34 machinery that were valued in total to over RM19,000 before commissioning Throns Enterprise,
00:40 a company owned by his sibling.
00:42 The offences were committed between July 4 to November 2, 2018.
00:47 He was charged under Section 161 of the Penal Code, which carried a maximum sentence of
00:52 three years, a fine or both, upon conviction.
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