SHAH ALAM: The Sessions Court right here on Tuesday (March 8) handed down the utmost sentence of a RM10,000 high-quality on businessman, Zaidi Kanapiah, or in any other case referred to as “Datuk Addy Kana” for failing to report an try by an enforcement officer to solicit a bribe from him three years in the past.
Judge Rozilah Salleh additionally ordered Zaidi, 38, to be sentenced to 4 months in jail if he couldn’t pay the high-quality.
According to the cost, Zaidi with out affordable excuse didn’t report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) or police the request to him for a money bribe someday in July 2019 at a resort in Puchong, Petaling close to right here.
The offence framed underneath Section 25 (3) of the MACC Act 2009 is punishable underneath Section 25 (4) of the identical act and offers a high-quality of no more than RM10,000, or most imprisonment of two years or each.
According to the info of the case, the accused, an worker of a businessman conducting enterprise with parts of immoral actions and playing, had met with an officer of an enforcement physique at a resort in Puchong someday in July 2019.
The enforcement officer had demanded a bribe of RM110,000 every month in order that no motion can be taken in opposition to Zaidi’s employer and he didn’t report the matter to MACC or the police.
In mitigation, Zaidi who was represented by Effa Azuin Aidrul Hisham utilized for the sentence within the type of a high-quality and was prepared to pay for it.
“The accused has a spouse who remains to be in confinement after giving beginning to her fifth baby and can be caring for his 74-year-old father. He can be repentant and guarantees not to repeat it. His responsible plea additionally saves price and time for all events, ” stated Effa Azuin.
However, MACC deputy public prosecutor Fadhli Ab Wahab requested that in public curiosity a deterrent sentence be imposed.
“The accused ought to know higher if there may be any request for bribe, it ought to be reported to the authorities,” he added.
Before sentencing, Rozilah suggested Zaidi that not reporting graft is a severe offence and if reported, it might assist stop and curb corruption. – Bernama
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