JOHOR BARU: A toxic waste management company director was slapped with a RM110,000 fine by the Sessions Court here after he pleaded guilty to the distribution of subsidised diesel.
The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN)’s Johor director Lilis Saslinda Pornomo said Ong Kong Hong, 45, was brought to court on Monday (June 30), where he made the plea.
“He was charged for possessing about 46,000 litres of diesel worth RM115,000.
“The activities were uncovered when a KPDN enforcement team raided his toxic waste management company in Masai at around 12pm on April 17, 2022, upon receiving information from the police,” she said in a statement on Tuesday (July 1).
The offence was framed under Section 21 of the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
Lilis Saslinda added that Sessions judge Che Wan Zaidi Che Wan Ibrahim ordered Ong to pay a fine of RM110,000 in default of eight months’ imprisonment.
The court also instructed for the diesel, a lorry and tanker that were seized during the raid to be confiscated by the government.
The case was prosecuted by KPDN’s deputy public prosecutor Shafiq Mahadi.
Ong, who was represented by a counsel, paid the fine.
