Former CEO pays the price for power abuse and nepotism


MELAKA: A former chief executive officer of a government-linked subsidiary in Melaka has been fined RM15,000 by the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court here after pleading guilty to abuse of power for appointing his daughter to the company in 2021.

Amir Ali, 58, was slapped with an alternative charge for making arrangements concerning the total salary payment of RM13,750 received by his daughter, whom he had appointed to the position of financial officer W41 at Melaka Halal Hub Sdn Bhd.

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