KUANTAN: A former employee of Pengurusan Air Pahang Berhad (PAIP) was fined a total of RM15,000 by the Sessions Court here on two counts of submitting false claims.
The documents were to claim payment for supply of food and beverages amounting to RM10,340 five years ago.
Judge Sazlina Safie meted out the fine of RM7,500, in default three months' imprisonment, on each charge on Mohd Nizar Zainun, 43, after he pleaded guilty to both charges on Tuesday (Jan 21).
He paid the fine.
Nizar, then head of PAIP's Corporate Services Division, was charged with dishonestly using a document as genuine to claim payments for the supply of food and beverages amounting to RM4,400 and RM5,940.
The father of four was charged with committing the offences at the PAIP management office here on Dec 30, 2021 and Feb 28, 2022.
The charges were framed under Section 471 of the Penal Code which provides for imprisonment for up to two years, or a fine, upon conviction.
The prosecution was conducted by DPP Mohd Fadli Mohd Zamri while Nizar was represented by lawyer Amzarul Khuderi. – Bernama
