Ex-CEO of automotive institute charged with cheating involving RM6.4mil


KUALA LUMPUR: A former chief executive officer of the Malaysian Automotive Robotics And IOT Institute (MARii) pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Monday (Jan 29) to a charge of cheating the Board of Directors of the institute over a training contract five years ago.

Datuk Mohamad Madani Sahari, 57, was alleged to have cheated MARii's board of directors by deceiving them into believing that the price offered by LPS Learning Platform to conduct the training was RM6.4mil when the actual price was only RM2.3mil.

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