Jazul (facing camera) at the court complex on March 17.
KOTA KINABALU: A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) personnel was fined RM5,000 in default six months’ jail by the Special Corruption Court here after he pleaded guilty to accepting a cash contribution from a ship owner whose vessel he was to inspect.
Jazul Abdullah, 30, who holds the rank of Able Seaman, was charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code for accepting RM1,500 from the ship owner.
He was slapped with this alternative charge after an initial charge for bribery framed under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 was dropped by the prosecution.
Sessions judge Jason Juga delivered the ruling here on Friday (March 17).
According to the facts of the case, the accused accepted the contribution at a parking lot opposite the Sabah Credit building in Alamesra here at about 7.30pm on March 17, 2021.
He was accused of taking the money despite knowing the 55-year-old man who offered it through his official duty.
Under Section 165 of the Penal Code, Jazul faced a maximum two years in jail or fine, or both, upon conviction.
The court subsequently ordered the accused to settle the RM5,000 fine or spend six months in jail.
Prosecuting officer Norsham Sahrom appeared for the MACC while the accused was not represented.
