A Bangladeshi company director was fined RM50,000 for submitting a forged project letter for a Labour Recalibration Programme application.
KUALA LUMPUR: A Bangladeshi company director was fined RM50,000 by the Sessions Court today for submitting a forged document for a Labour Recalibration Programme (RTK 2.0) application.
Judge Suzana Hussin imposed the sentence on Mohammed Jasim, 43, after he pleaded guilty to an alternative charge.
The judge ordered him to serve one year in prison if he defaults on the fine.
The father of five was accused of knowingly using a falsified Letter of Award for a proposed renovation project at a condominium on Jalan Tun Razak.
The offence occurred at the Immigration Department’s Enforcement Division in Putrajaya on September 27, 2023.
He was charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of two years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both.
In mitigation, his lawyer Farith Emier Farhan Morni appealed for a fine, citing his client’s full cooperation.
The lawyer stated his client voluntarily returned from Bangladesh in November last year when summoned.
Deputy public prosecutor Nidzuwan Abd Latip sought a deterrent sentence, arguing the accused breached the trust of government bodies.
He contended the accused used forged documents for a non-existent project.
According to the facts, the Immigration Department emailed the accused’s company, Nisa Resources Sdn Bhd, on September 18, 2023.
The email scheduled an appointment for its RTK 2.0 application for 14 construction workers.
The accused, acting through his wife who is a co-director, submitted the required ‘Thumbprint’ application and worker list on September 27.
During the appointment, the accused’s wife presented a falsified Letter of Award from ‘Orion Management Corporation’ as genuine.
The Orion Condominium Management Corporation later confirmed the document was a forgery.
It stated the project was fictitious, the letterhead was invalid, and it had never conducted business with Nisa Resources.
