A local contractor in Labuan, Faizal Md Yassin, has been fined a total of RM40,000 for submitting forged company bank statements in order to secure a maintenance work contract worth RM95,420.00. This incident occurred three years ago.
The fine was imposed by Sessions Court Judge Jason Juga, who sentenced Faizal to RM20,000 on each count with a default sentence of six months in jail.
Faizal pleaded guilty to charges of dishonestly submitting a false Efqi Jaya bank statement for December 2019 and January of the following year. These statements were used to apply for a maintenance work contract at SK Pantai from the Labuan Education Department.
The offence was committed on March 14, 2020, at the Labuan Education Department’s office in the Financial Park Complex.
If convicted under Section 471 of the Penal Code, Faizal could face a maximum prison sentence of two years, a fine, or both.
The prosecution in this case was led by Mohd Faliq Basirudin from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. Faizal, on the other hand, did not have legal representation during the trial.
Credit: The Star : News Feed
