JOHOR BAHRU: Four assistant enforcement officers of the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department and a company owner were charged in the Sessions Court here today with corruption and submitting false information in a meat cartel case.
Hafizan was alleged to have received RM2,500 in gratification from an individual to release a container carrying frozen meat that arrived from a country not recognised by the Veterinary Department. The meat belonged to Syarikat ZS Armin Sdn Bhd.Azlan was charged with five counts of accepting gratification, amounting to RM37,000, for allegedly doing the same at a restaurant here between February and April 2017.
The charge was made under Section 18 of the MACC Act, which also provides for an imprisonment of up to 20 years and fine of not less than five times the value of the gratification, or RM10,000, whichever is higher, if found guilty.