KUALA LUMPUR: A former bank officer was fined RM36,000 by the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (Oct 7) on six charges of failing to report receiving more than RM80,000 in bribes for personal loan financing.
Judge Rosli Ahmad imposed the sentence on Noor Iskandar Aziz, 45, and ordered him to serve six months' imprisonment if he failed to settle the fine.
According to the alternative charges, Noor Iskandar was accused of receiving six cash deposits, totalling over RM80,000, into accounts belonging to himself and his wife, from two individuals and a company, CSA Infinite Consultancy.
The gratification was for assisting the personal loan financing applications of customers of CSA Academy Sdn Bhd at a bank, concurrently with the personal loan applications of customers at several other financial institutions.
The accused, however, failed to report the gratification to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) or a police officer.
The offences were committed at two banks in Kuala Lumpur and Setia Alam between Oct 5, 2021 and May 11, 2023, under Section 25(1) of the MACC Act 2009 and punishable under Section 25(2) of the same Act, which provides for a maximum fine of RM100,000 or imprisonment for a maximum of 10 years, or both.
Deputy public prosecutor Irna Julieza Maaras urged the court to impose an appropriate sentence to serve the accused and the community a lesson.
Counsel Sean Dudley, appearing for the accused, pleaded for a fine only, on the ground that his client, who works as a delivery rider, supports his wife and two children.
"The accused suffers from hypertension, which requires continuous treatment and medication. He has also extended full cooperation to the MACC throughout the investigation, and has no previous criminal record," he said. — Bernama
