SHAH ALAM: An assistant economic affairs officer in the Klang Area Farmers Organisation has been fined RM17,000 in default nine months’ jail by the Sessions Court here for making a false claim.
Judge Datuk Anita Harun handed down the sentence to Mohd Zamadi Mohd Zain, 43, after he pleaded guilty to an alternative charge of using a false invoice as genuine, Bernama reported.
According to the charge, Mohd Zamadi was alleged to have dishonestly used a false invoice of a company amounting to RM17,000 at the Klang office near here on Jan 15, 2018.
He was charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code, punishable under Section 465, which provides for a jail term of up to two years or a fine or both if found guilty.
Mohd Zamadi, represented by lawyer Ainul Azwan @ Ainul Azirahman, paid the fine.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission deputy public prosecutor Irna Julieza Maaras prosecuted.
