Melaka: A company director was fined RM10,000 by the Sessions Court here today for submitting a false bank statement to a government agency for a commercial vehicle licence application. Judge Suzana Hussin imposed the fine on Loh Jui Chew, 38, after he pleaded guilty to an alternative charge. Loh paid the fine.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Loh was charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code, which provides imprisonment for up to two years or a fine or both, for using a false Maybank statement to apply for a commercial vehicle licence at the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) Office here, on Sept 15, 2022.

Based on the facts of the case, Loh, the owner of JC Tech Advance Auto Sdn Bhd, established in 2019, runs a management service business related to APAD, the Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre, and the Road Transport Department. On Aug 10, 2022, a man approached him at his office in Melaka to inform him of his intention to apply for a commercial vehicle license for his company. The required documents included documents from the Companies Commission of Malaysia, a copy of the latest three-month bank statement, a vehicle parking site letter, and a work contract letter.

Between August and September 2022, Loh falsified the man's Maybank account statement and submitted the application and the required documents to the Central Region APAD counter officer. On Sept 21, 2022, the APAD Licensing Committee approved the application.

Deputy Public Prosecutor from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Elyza Amira Habeeb Rahman, appeared for the prosecution, while Loh was represented by lawyer Alvin Tan Keng Yi.