KENINGAU: A pensioner was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment and fined RM73,600 after being found guilty of submitting a false claim related to the supply of food for media personnel worth RM14,720 six years ago.
Jaffar Matamin, 62, who was serving as the Keningau District Information Officer at the time, will also face an additional six months in prison if he fails to pay the fine.
Keningau Sessions Court Judge Dr Nur Ashikin Mokhtar ordered the sentence to take effect from the date of conviction, Oct 9, 2026.
Jaffar was accused of submitting a claim document titled “Claim for the Supply of Food and Beverages for Media Personnel at the Keningau Sports Complex Media Centre” on Feb 18, 2020.
The claim was related to the Ninth Sabah Games (SAGA) held in Keningau 2019, which was held from Dec 5 – 13, 2019.
The accused was alleged to have submitted the document to the Sabah Ministry of Youth and Sports, under the name Didi Enterprise, containing false particulars regarding the supply of breakfast, lunch and afternoon meals amounting to RM14,720, which were in fact not fully provided.
He was charged under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.
The prosecution was led by Deputy Public Prosecutor Wardah Ishhar, while the accused was represented by lawyers from MS Shah & Associates.
