KUANTAN: A former Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (Perhilitan) officer failed to set aside his four-year jail sentence and RM117,000 fine for submitting false claims over the purchase of backpacks six years ago.
The High Court here dismissed Abu Zahrim Ismail’s appeal against the conviction and sentence imposed by the Sessions Court here on Aug 27 last year, and ordered him to serve his prison sentence from yesterday.
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