How much was the immigration officer fined for failing to report?

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Immigration Officer Fined RM30,000 for Failing to Report Bribery

An immigration officer has been fined RM30,000 by the Sessions Court in Kuching after pleading guilty to two alternative charges for failing to report bribery transactions to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). The officer, Dina Azanina Morshidi, 41, paid the fine immediately after the court proceedings concluded. She was ordered to serve a ten-month jail sentence if she failed to pay the RM30,000 penalty.
Failure to Report Bribery Transactions

The two alternative charges against Dina Azanina Morshidi were framed under Section 25(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, with the offence punishable under Section 25(2) of the same Act. These charges specifically relate to her failure to report bribery transactions amounting to RM8,200.
Initial Charges and Dropped Offences

Prior to entering a guilty plea for the alternative charges, Morshidi had initially faced 22 offences under Section 165 of the Penal Code. These initial charges alleged that she had received RM109,600 in bribes paid in stages from another immigration officer, Mohd Syah Ezyan Abd Rahman. She also faced charges for failing to report bribery transactions totalling RM109,600 under the MACC Act. However, all these initial charges were subsequently dropped.
Details of the Bribery Transactions

The first alternative charge involved the receipt of a RM1,100 bribe from a representative of Doyan Enterprise, transacted via her daughter's bank account on November 22, 2017. The second alternative charge concerned a similar transaction on December 5, 2017, for RM7,100. Investigations revealed that Morshidi had been receiving bribes since 2016 to facilitate the entry of foreigners, particularly from China, who had immigration offences, through her assigned counter. The bribe money was deposited into her daughter's bank account, with the daughter reportedly unaware of these transactions.

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