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21 March 2018
DBKL former executive director (project management) sentenced to 8 months jail and a RM80,000 fine on 8 counts of using his position to secure eight condominium units worth RM2 million.
Ex-DBKL exec director jailed for obtaining eight condos worth RM2 mil
NOR AZURA ABDUL JALIL
New Straits Times20 March 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Syed Afendy Ali Syed Abid Ali, formerly Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) executive director (project management), was sentenced to eight months jail and a RM80,000 fine on eight counts of using his position to secure eight condominium units worth almost RM2 million.
Judge Allaudeen Ismail, in passing the sentence, ruled that the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubt in the case.
The court sentenced Syed Afendy Ali, 56, to jail time and RM10,000 fine for each charge, with the jail term to run concurrently.
Allaudeen however, allowed an appeal by Syed Afendy Ali’s lawyer, Hamidi Mohd Noh, to delay the punishment until an appeal has been filed in the High Court.
The court, as a result, upheld the RM1 million bail on the accused, with his passport handed over to the court until the appeal process is completed.
According to the charge sheet, the accused, who was DBKL’s Economic Planning and Development Department (JPEPP) director, had used his position to secure eight condominium units from Danau Lumayan Sdn Bhd. The units, each worth RM249,990, were meant for four people - Minah Abdullah,75; Mazwan Amin Mohd Noor, 46; Rodziah Abd Samad, 56; and Syed Ashraf Ali Syed Afendy Ali, 30.
The offences were committed at the JPEPP office between Sept 6 and Oct 16, 2014. He was charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum jail term of two years or fine, or both upon conviction.
The accused, who appeared forlorn, had appealed for a lighter sentence, saying that his life was in shambles since his arrest.
“I’ve lost everything. Today, you can see for yourself that I’m in court only with my wife and child. I lost my friends. With my poor health (heart problems), I’ve lost 20 kilogrammes throughout the duration of this case. I ask for me not to be sent to jail. Even if I was to be fined, I have debts all around,” he said.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) deputy public prosecutor, Ahmad Akram Gharib, however, urged the court to mete out a suitable sentence as the accused had abused his position for personal gain.
Meanwhile, the court acquitted and freed Syed Afendy Ali of a charge of using his position to secure a three-storey shoplot worth RM930,000 from Danau Lumayan Sdn Bhd for Rodziah. He was the deputy secretary in DBKL’s Finance Department at the time the event occurred (March 2, 2009).
He was also acquitted and freed of nine counts under the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 (AMLATFA), involving RM1.5 million. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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