Court upholds jail sentence, fine on ex-ministry sec-gen

The Kuala Lumpur High Court today upheld a three-year jail sentence and a RM3 million fine imposed on former Rural and Regional Development Ministry secretary-general Mohd Arif Ab Rahman for abetment in a SG$200,000 (RM614,000) bribery case in connection with a rural electricity supply project in Sandakan, Sabah, in 2016.

Judicial Commissioner Aslam Zainuddin made the ruling when striking out an appeal by Mohd Arif, 64, to set aside the conviction and sentence meted out by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Nov 14, 2018...