A health inspection assistant officer from the Johor Baru Central
Municipal Council fainted after the Sessions Court here found her guilty
of accepting a RM500 bribe some three years ago.
K. Kalaiselvi, 31, who was standing in the dock , fainted after Judge Mohd Haldar Abdul Aziz found her guilty.
The accused, who has a heart condition, had to be carried out by a man who was believed to be her husband.
Mohd Haldar adjourned the proceeding for about 10 minutes to allow her to receive medical attention.
When
court resumed, Mohd Haldar sentenced Kalaiselvi to a year’s jail from
the date of the prosecution and fined her RM10,000 in default of six
months’ jail. She paid the fine.
Mohd Haldar allowed a stay of execution to allow Kalaiselvi to appeal against her sentence.
Kalaiselvi
was charged with receiving the amount from businessman Lim Chai Lee on
Aug 6 in 2010 at around 2.45pm along Jalan Besi 1 at Taman Sri Putri in
Skudai as an inducement not to take action against Lim’s business
premises, Seven Eight Reflexology and Therapy, under Section 107(2) of
the Local Government Act.
That section states that any licence or
permit given out is subject to any additional conditions or
restrictions which the local authority thinks fit. Failure to comply
could result in the licence or permit being cancelled without the need
to provide a reason.
Kalaiselvi was charged under Section 17(a)
of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act, which carries a
maximum jail sentence of 20 years and a fine not less than five times
the bribe amount or RM10,000, or whichever is higher.
MACC prosecution officer Mohd Faizal Sadri prosecuted the case while lawyer T. Vijaya Sendran represented Kalaiselvi.
Source : The Star
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