KOTA KINABALU: A 33-year-old company owner was fined RM30,000 by the Special Corruption Court here for dishonesty, by way of using forged documents.
Mohammad Nazrul Nordin pleaded guilty before Sessions judge Abu Bakar Manat for three charges framed under Section 465 of Penal Code.
Mohammad Nazrul was accused of committing the offence on Nov 24, 2016 at the Sabah Education department.
According to a statement by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Mohammad Nazrul had used bank statements dated July 31, August 31, and Sept 30, 2016, which the latter knew or had a reason to believe the documents were fake.
The court set a fine of RM10,000 for each charge, which amounted to RM30,000.
The commission was represented by prosecuting officer Clementine Severius while Mohammad Nazrul was represented by counsel Azhier Arisin.