‎SHAH ALAM: Two former and one current bank officer were fined a total of RM63,000 by the sessions court here today after pleading guilty to alternative charges of failing to report bribes from a legal firm.

Koid Beng Seng, 34, Kong Tzu Mei, 39, and Rose Irnieda Mohamed, 45, entered their pleas before judge Awang Kerisnada Awang Mahmud after the charges were read to them separately.

The court imposed the following fines: RM31,000 on Koid, with a default sentence of two years and seven months’ imprisonment; RM28,000 on Kong, with two years and four months; and RM4,000 on Rose Irnieda, with four months in default.

Koid faced seven charges, Kong four, and Rose Irnieda one.

Koid was accused of failing to report bribes totalling RM17,520 from a legal firm, as an inducement to recommend the firm for seven loan agreement documents valued at RM3.8 million.

The offences were committed at a bank branch in Petaling Jaya on Feb 17, March 31, May 12, July 21, 2022, and Feb 23, 2022.

Kong, a team manager at a bank, was similarly charged with failing to report bribes totalling RM15,040, given by a legal firm, as an inducement to recommend the said firm for the provision of thirteen loan agreement documents valued at RM4.9 million.

The offences occurred at the same branch on Dec 24, 2019; July 21, 2020; Aug 30, 2021; and March 15, 2022.

As for Rose Irnieda, she was charged with a single count of the same offence over a bribe of RM2,183, to recommend the firm for two loan agreements worth RM727,930.20, committed on April 4, 2019, at a Shah Alam branch.

All three were charged under Section 25(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (Act 694), which carries a maximum 10-year jail term and a fine up to RM100,000, or both, upon conviction.

Koid was represented by counsel David Chau, while Kong and Rose Irnieda were unrepresented.

MACC prosecuting officers Yasri Yahya, Fatin Farhana Ismail, and deputy public prosecutor Nurul Izzati Sapifiee handled the prosecution.