LABUAN – An immigration staff was charged at the sessions court here today with committing a criminal breach of trust involving RM4,750.
Rafidah Ahmad, 57, pleaded not guilty after two charges under Section 409 of the Penal Code against her were read before judge Abu Bakar Manat.
She was accused of committing the offences at the Labuan Immigration Department office at Financial Park Complex on December 14, 2018, and May 24, 2019.
Rafidah, as a civil servant entrusted with the monies, was accused of having approved a transportation contract job amounting to RM1,500 and RM3,250 for the maintenance work on the Labuan Immigration Department’s prayer room, of which both jobs had not been implemented.
The charge carries a maximum jail term of 20 years, whipping and a fine if convicted.
The judge allowed the accused bail of RM7,000 with one surety and set January 19, 2023, for remention. – Bernama, October 25, 2022
