KUALA LUMPUR: A contractor has been sentenced to five months in jail and fined RM10,000 after pleading guilty to transferring RM300,000 belonging to a trader into his company’s bank account four months ago.
Sessions judge Azrul Darus meted out the sentence on Muhammad Hilmi Zahidi, 38, on Friday (Sept 12).
He ordered that the jail term begin from the date of Hilmi's arrest on Tuesday (Sept 9).
The court also ordered the accused to serve an additional five months in jail if he fails to pay the fine.
Hilmi was charged with assisting in the transfer of RM300,000 belonging to a 43-year-old man by depositing the money into the bank account of his company, DJ Hardware Enterprise, which he knew or had reason to believe did not belong to him.
The offence was committed at a cafe on Jalan Tun Sambanthan here on May 6, and he was charged under Section 424 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum punishment of five years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both, if convicted.
Deputy public prosecutor M. Saravanan urged the court to impose a proportionate sentence to serve as both a deterrent and a lesson for the accused, while Hilmi, who was unrepresented, pleaded for a fine. – Bernama
