IPOH: A former Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) assistant engineer has been fined RM150,000 in default six months' jail for cheating a tender evaluation committee in a cable line project worth over RM4.3mil.
Zamhuri Ahmad Shatiry, 51, pleaded guilty after the charge was read to him before Sessions judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi on Tuesday (Nov 18).
He had been charged under Section 415 of the Penal Code for cheating, punishable under Section 417, which provides for up to five years' jail, a fine, or both upon conviction.
According to the charge sheet, the accused had as the committee's secretary deceived it over the installation and commissioning of an overhead 33kV aerial bundled cable from the Kampar transmission main intake to the Gopeng Industrial primary distribution substation.
He was accused of concealing his interest in a company and preparing the bill of quantities on its behalf, resulting in the tender worth RM4,337,542 being awarded to said firm.
The company later submitted the tender online to TNB. At the end of 2018, once the project was completed, an individual from the company met the accused at a coffee shop in Kuala Kangsar and handed him three cheques totaling RM140,000 issued to two proxies acting on his behalf.
He committed the offence at the TNB Kinta District Energy Distribution Division’s meeting room on Aug 1, 2016.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission prosecuting officer Mohd Afiq Mohd Adnan sought a sentence consistent with the plea agreement.
In mitigation, Zamhuri, who was unrepresented, told the court he has four children and is also looking after his mother.
"I admit my wrongdoing and regret my actions," he said.
He paid the fine.
