SHAH ALAM: A former bank officer was fined RM17,000 by the sessions court here today after pleading guilty to an alternative charge of failing to report bribes from a legal firm.
Maziah Hanum Hamidon, 43, was accused of failing to notify the authorities as soon as possible, as required under Section 25(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, after receiving RM6,331 from the firm in five transfers between July 20, 2021 and March 16, 2023.
The payments were made as a reward for recommending the firm to prepare Commodity Murabahah Home or Shophouse Financing-i agreements worth RM1.46 million, an act that breached Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009. The section in question deals with soliciting or accepting bribes as an inducement.