IPOH: A former human resources executive of a pharmaceutical company, Hovid Berhad was sentenced to two months' jail and fined RM79,900.75 for making false salary claims, four years ago.
Judge S. Indera Nehru meted out the sentence against Siti Aisyah Mohamad Amir, 31, after she pleaded guilty to five charges at the Sessions Court here.
Indera however, ordered Siti Aisyah's jail sentences to run concurrently from today and ordered her to serve 15-months jail if she failed to pay the fine.
According to the charge sheet, Siti Aisyah was charged with falsifying salary claims of the employees who had resigned from the company amounting to RM14,646.40 under her bank account.
The offence was committed at Horvid Berhad, Jalan Kuala Kangsar here between June 29, 2018 and Mac 29, 2019.
The offence falls under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, punishable under Section 24(2) of the same Act.
For this offence, she could face a maximum of 20 years in jail and a fine of not less than RM10,000 or five times the amount of the bribe, whichever is higher.
MACC deputy public prosecutor Nurul Wahida Jalaluddin prosecuted while the accused was represented by Mohd Redzuan Mohamed Yusoff.
The court, however, acquitted and discharged the accused of the remaining nine charges under Section 171 A of the Criminal Procedure Code.
On Feb 24, Siti Aisyah's husband, Mohd Iqbal Fakhruddin Roslan claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to abetting in falsifying salary slips and misappropriating RM263,810.85 from a pharmaceutical company here.
The 31-year-old policeman with the rank of lance corporal based in Shah Alam, Selangor pleaded not guilty to all 25 charges.
Mohd Iqbal was accused of abetting with Siti Aisyah who managed the payment of salaries to non-executive employees at Hovid Berhad, with the fraudulent misuse of RM263,810.85 belonging to the company between May 2018 and June 2020.