ALOR STAR: Three contractors were fined RM50,000 each after they pleaded guilty to using falsified bank statements to secure solid waste jobs three years ago.
Azlan Abd Hashim, 48, Nahairizaki Mohd Zin, 42, and Wan Helmi Wan Darus, 49, pleaded guilty after they were charged separately before Sessions Court judge Harmi Thamri Mohamad.
The charges carry up to two years' jail and fine, or both.
The trio pleaded guilty to separate charges of submitting falsified bank documents to secure tenders from solid waste management company E-Idaman between 2018 and 2019.
Azlan pleaded guilty to a charge of using an altered Maybank Islamic statement of Excell Tech Enterprise for October, November and December 2018 as a genuine document to secure the tender.
Nahairizaki pleaded guilty to a charge of using an altered CIMB Bank statement of Jakie Enterprise, while Wan Helmi pleaded guilty to a charge of using an altered RHB Bank statement of WH Awana to secure the tender.
The tenders were for privatisation of solid waste collection and general cleaning works in the northern states worth between RM58,000 and RM92,000 each month.
They committed the offence at Wisma Idaman, Bandar Stargate here, in January 2019
The accused pleaded for leniency as they had lost their income after the tenders were terminated by the company.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission deputy public prosecutor Rehab Abdul Shukur appeared for the prosecution while the accused were not represented.
