Badaruddin (right), seen here at the Sessions Court on Aug 19, was also fined RM807,475 in default six months' jail. – BERNAMApic
BUTTERWORTH: A Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) lecturer has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined RM807,475 by the Sessions Court here for abusing his position in approving his younger brother's company to supply various goods to the university.
Judge Zulhazmi Abdullah meted out the sentence to Prof Badaruddin Mohamed, 57, on Friday (Aug 19) while his younger brother Mustafa Kamal, 50, also received the same punishment for abetting him.
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