Businessman and accomplice each fined RM300,000 for cheating Perkeso
Judge Suzana Hussin handed down the sentence to P. Sathia Seelan, 52, after he admitted to all alternative charges during case mention today (July 2).
The court ordered him to serve 10 months in jail if he failed the pay.
On all charges, Sathia was found to have cheated two Perkeso officers by submitting a document, which bore the name list of participants and their signatures, for three training courses that were never conducted.
Sathia's actions induced Perkeso to disburse RM496,000 to his company, Syarikat Global Education Network Sdn Bhd.
He committed the offence at the Perkeso office in Putrajaya between Dec 23, 2020 and Aug 12, 2021.
The charges under Section 417 of the Penal Code carries a maximum five-year jail term or a fine or both upon conviction.
In the same proceedings, Sathia's accomplice friend, R. Nanthagopal, 43, was fined RM300,000 in default 10 months' jail after pleading guilty to conspiring with the former to commit the same offence at the same date and place.
He was charged under Section 417 of the code, read together with Section 109.
Deputy public prosecutor Noor Syazwani Mohamad Sobry urged the court to impose a proportionate sentence as deterrent.
In mitigation, lawyer R. Babu Naidu, who acted for both accused, pleaded for leniency.
"They are repentant and had given their cooperation to the police and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission throughout the investigation since 2023," he said.
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