PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Businessman and former Pahang Umno Youth chief Datuk Mohd Mustafa Mohd Khalid has been sentenced to three years’ jail after he was found guilty of cheating a managing director of a company of RM1mil over a scanning system project. However, the panel set aside an eight-year jail term and RM300,000 fine or one-year jail term imposed by the Kuala Lumpur High Court on March 23, 2017. The panel made the decision after hearing the arguments of counsel Datuk Hariharan Tara Singh representing Mohd Mustafa and Deputy Public Prosecutor Hamdan Hamzah. He was charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code that provides for a jail term of up to 10 years and whipping and a possible fine. Earlier, Hariharan argued that the High Court Judge was mistaken in raising the sentence based on the evidence of three prosecution witnesses including Kamaludin.

Source: The Star January 03, 2019 11:15 UTC