KUALA LUMPUR: He served as managing director at Felcra Training and Consultancy Sdn Bhd (FTC) but used his position to dole out some RM1.6mil in benefits to his family instead.
He appointed Al Maisan Enterprise, a company owned by his daughter-in-law, as a supplier of electronic equipment, souvenirs, shirts and collared T-shirts, and as an operator of skill training programmes.
He also appointed his son’s company, Hexa Tech Pride, as an FTC supplier of souvenirs, smartphones, laptops, projectors and electronic goods, and as a consultant for programmes pertaining to entrepreneurship.
And yesterday, father-of-six Rohaizat Ahmad, 59, was sentenced to a cumulative 68 years’ imprisonment and fined more than RM7mil for abusing his position.
Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi meted out the sentence after finding Rohaizat guilty of 33 charges of using his position by giving various contracts, worth RM1.64mil, including for the supply of goods, to his family members.
The court sentenced him to between one and seven years on each of the 33 charges, bringing the total to 68 years.Azura ordered Rohaizat to serve the jail sentences concurrently from yesterday.
As such, he will only have to serve a prison sentence of seven years, and another 644 months in prison if he fails to pay the fine totalling RM7,132,000.“After examining the testimony of the prosecution and defence witnesses, the court finds the accused guilty and convicts him of offences under Section 23 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 and punishable under Section 24 of the same law,” said the judge, Bernama reported.Azura, however, allowed a stay of execution of the prison sentence and fine on the condition that the previous bail amounting to RM80,000 was maintained. The defence has 14 days to file an appeal.
The first 16 charges involved giving contracts to his daughter-in-law’s company while the remaining were for appointing his son’s company.
The offences were allegedly committed at FTC, No. 22 Jalan Rampai Niaga 4, Rampai Business Park here, between April 23, 2014, and June 29, 2018.
The charges were framed under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009, which provides a maximum imprisonment of 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the sum or value of the gratification, where such gratification is capable of being valued or is pecuniary, or RM10,000, whichever is higher upon conviction.
A total of 40 prosecution and three defence witnesses, including the accused, testified at the trial, which started on Jan 9, 2020.
Deputy public prosecutor Natrah Fareha Rahmat, from the MACC, prosecuted.
Lawyer Mohd Baharuddin Ahmad Kassim represented Rohaizat.
