Ex-TM Staff Gets 6 Months Jail, RM150,000 Fine
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Channel: 7Edition · 2017 · News & Politics
In Kedah, a former Telekom Malaysia Bhd staff was sentenced by the Alor Setar Sessions Court to six months' jail and a RM 150,000 fine for soliciting and accepting a bribe, two years ago. Judge Azman Abu Hassan meted out the sentence on 49-year-old Sukri Mat, after the former TM assistant technician pleaded guilty to the two charges. The accused admitted to soliciting and accepting RM 20,000 and RM 10,000 bribes from a contractor on September 21st, 2015 as an inducement in connection to a project to relocate fibre optic and copper cables for TM. The court sentenced him to six months' jail and RM 100,000 fine for the first offence and six months' jail and RM 50,000 fine for the second. The judge also ordered the jail terms to run concurrently beginning today.
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