Judge Murtazadi Amran handed down the sentence after Hong Bak Chai, 61, pleaded guilty to giving a bribe of RM10,000 to Immigration officer Rozli Had at a company in Sungai Petani at 1.22pm last Jan 15. Hong was charged under Section 17 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 which provides for up to 20 years imprisonment and a fine of not less than five times the amount of gratification, or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
"The accused's income does not exceed RM5,000 per month and he has four children,” he said. - Bernama
Why so little? There ought to be two diffent scales, between individual vs corporate culprits.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: