Govt officer fined RM15,000 for picking wife's vehicle tender bid


KOTA KINABALU: A civil servant who selected a bid from his wife to buy a government vehicle during a tender process has pleaded guilty to a charge of abuse of power at the Sessions Court here on Monday (Feb 19).

Sessions judge Jason Jugah imposed a fine of RM15,000 in default five months' jail on Mohaidy Tabin, a diplomatic administrative officer attached to the National Security Council.

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