TAWAU: A contractor was fined RM20,000 or one month’s jail by the Special Corruption Sessions Court here on Monday over six alternative charges of using false documents to cheat in repair and maintenance works at two schools here.
Judge Elsie Primus imposed RM5,000 fines each for four of the alternative charges, totaling RM20,000, while the remaining two charges were taken into account in the sentence against Jumadil Iggoh, 62.
Jumadil had earlier pleaded guilty to all six alternative charges after they were read to him by the court interpreter.
He was charged with three counts of using false documents—namely Bank Islam Lima Construction account statements dated Oct 13, 2020, for June, July, and August 2020—to fraudulently obtain quotations for repair and maintenance works at SMK Kinabutan II under the 2020 Prihatin Economic Stimulus Package (PPE).
The offences were committed in his capacity as owner of Lima Construction at the Tawau District Education Office on Oct 14, 2020.
He was also accused of another three charges of using the same false documents dated July 13, 2020, for April, May, and June 2020, to fraudulently obtain quotations for repair and maintenance works for teachers’ quarters and houses at SK Andrassy.
These offences were likewise committed in his capacity as owner of the contractor company at the Tawau District Education Office on July 14, 2020.
Jumadil was charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code, punishable under Section 465 of the same Code, which carries a maximum of two years’ jail, a fine, or both upon conviction.
He had previously faced prosecution under Section 471 of the Penal Code, punishable under Section 468 of the same Code.
The prosecution was handled by Deputy Public Prosecutor of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, Wardah Ishhar, while Jumadil was represented by counsel Nur Hafizah Husna Elahab @ Lahab.
