SHAH ALAM – A former senior manager of a construction company was fined a total of RM222,000 by the sessions court here today on charges of corruption and failing to report to the authorities on offers of gratification.
Judge Rozilah Salleh meted out the fine on Chua Shiou Meng, 51, who maintained his guilty plea after the charges were read out to him again today.
Chua was fined RM20,000 on the first charge for failing to report to the authorities an offer of RM10,000 made in January 2017 in Bandar Puchong Jaya by one Chua Kuan Yew.
He was fined RM100,000 each on two counts of accepting gratification, totalling RM215,000.
One of the charges was for accepting RM140,000 which was deposited into his Public Bank account by Kuan Yew for the same purpose between June 14, 2017 and September 13, 2018.
The other was for accepting RM75,700 from one Mohd Yusri Mat Hussin which was deposited into a Public Bank account belonging to his wife between February 9, 2018, and January 17, 2019.
On the fourth count, Chua was charged with failing to report to the authorities another offer of gratification – a commission of 50 sen per cubic metre made by one Chua Shiong Huat in July 2017 in Bukit Jalil.
The accused is alleged to have received the bribes as an inducement for him to not give bad reports on the work performance of a company that could have resulted in its two contracts being terminated, in violation of the provisions under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.
He was charged under Section 25(1) of the MACC Act 2009, punishable under Section 25(2) of the same act which provides for a fine of not more than RM100,000 or a maximum imprisonment of 10 years or fine or both.
Chua paid the fine.
MACC deputy public prosecutor Muaz Ahmad Khairuddin prosecuted, while Chua was represented by lawyer Datuk N. Sivananthan. – Bernama, January 10, 2023
