KUALA LUMPUR: A former manager at U-Mobile was sentenced to five years' jail by a Sessions Court here after she pleaded guilty to embezzling almost RM1.3mil of the telco company's daily collection. Asmira Ariffin, 42, admitted to committing criminal breach of trust over RM720,005.40 that was entrusted to her in her capacity as the money collection department manager. According to the second charge, Asmira committed CBT involving RM570,753.50. Lawyer Zulkefli Omar, who represented Asmira, asked for a lenient sentence, saying his client did not have any prior convictions. Sessions Court judge Zamri Bakar sentenced Asmira to five years' jail for each offence, to run concurrently from the date of sentencing.

Source: The Star December 20, 2018 06:22 UTC