Woman fined RM75,000 for bribing environment officer RM15,000
Chan Suit Seong, 60, faces two years' jail if she fails to pay the fine imposed by the court.
A 60-year-old woman has been fined RM75,000 over a RM15,000 bribe given to a senior environmental control officer.
Judge Awang Kerisnada Awang Mahmud imposed the sentence on Chan Suit Seong, who also faces two years' imprisonment if she fails to pay the fine.
Under an alternative charge, Chan was accused of corruptly giving RM15,000 in cash to a senior environmental control officer in return for no legal action being taken against a premises suspected of committing an offence under the Environmental Quality Act 1974 for operating without a prescribed premises licence.
The offence was allegedly committed at a site involving three land lots at Revolusi Hijau Batu, Johan Setia, Klang, at about 12.30pm on Feb 25 last year.
The charge was framed under Section 214 of the Penal Code (Act 574), which provides for a jail term of up to 10 years or a fine, or both, upon conviction.
The prosecution was conducted by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) prosecuting officer Muhammad Arif Asyraf Mohd Khairi, while the accused was represented by lawyer S Preakas.
The court also ordered the RM15,000 seized as case exhibit to be forfeited to the government through the MACC chief commissioner.
The case forms part of enforcement action under Op Nature 6.0, carried out by MACC Selangor.
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