Klang AFO officer fined RM17,000 for making false claim

SHAH ALAM, Sept 15 (Bernama) -- An Assistant Economic Affairs Officer at the Klang Area Farmers Organisation (AFO) was fined RM17,000, in default nine months in jail, by the Sessions Court here Friday (Sept 15) for making a false claim.

Judge Anita Harun handed down the sentence on Mohd Zamadi Mohd Zain, 43, after he pleaded guilty to an alternative charge of using as genuine a false invoice.