KOTA KINABALU: A contractor was fined RM36,000, in default 12 months' jail, for using forged bank statements to obtain a worth RM3.1 million government tender to supply cooked food.
Adam Shah Mohammad, 44, pleaded guilty before Sessions judge Abu Bakar Manat to committing the offences under Section 471 of the Penal Code, punishable under Section 468 of the same code.
It carries a jail term of up to seven years as well as a fine upon conviction.
Adam had used the forged bank statements under the name of Dayang Enterprise dated July 31, Aug 31 and Sept 30, 2016 to obtain a tender to supply cooked food to the Tawau Vocational College hostel for a contract period from March 1, 2017 to Feb 28, 2019.
The offences took place at the Sabah Education Department here on Nov 24, 2016.
Adam received a RM12,000 fine, in default four months' jail, for each of the three charges.
In mitigation, Adam via his counsel asked for a lenient sentence saying among other things that he had admitted his wrongdoings and was remorseful.
In reply, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission prosecuting officer Norsham Saharom asked for an adequate sentence on the grounds that the tender involved in this case was worth RM3,132,000, and that his actions had denied the rights of other companies who deserved to get the tender.