Published on: Sunday, May 09, 2021
By: Bernama
Credit: Bernama.com
Kuala Lumpur: A former military intelligence head was fined RM70,000 in default nine months’ jail by the Sessions Court here, for accepting bribes amounting to RM60,000 last year.
Judge Suzana Hussin meted out the sentence against the former director-general of the Defence Intelligence Division at the Defence Ministry Lieutenant General (Rtd) Datuk Sheikh Mokhsin Sheikh Hassan, 60, after he changed his plea to guilty at the mention of the case.
On the first count, the accused was fined RM55,000 or six months’ jail if he fails to pay the fine, while for the optional charge, he was fined RM15,000, in default three months’ jail. The accused paid the fines.