TAWAU: An Indonesian man was sentenced to life imprisonment and ordered to get 12 strokes of the cane for trafficking 17,656.9g of syabu while a local man, who was jointly charged with him, was freed of the charge.
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KINABALU: A businessman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to 30 counts of submitting false claims of over RM1.27 million in 2015.
Mohd Hazrul Izham Ali Akbar, 38, made the plea before judge Abu Bakar Manat.
On all the charges, he was alleged to have submitted 30 fake documents, namely tax invoices belonging to Syarikat Rezeki Naga to the Sabah Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) to get claims for fuel-supplying works for Syarikat Champion Enterprise, on Oct 12, 2015.
The charges were framed under Section 471 of the Penal Code, punishable under Section 468 of the same code which provides for a maximum jail term of seven years or a fine or both, if convicted.