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CORRUPTION - In Malaysia, the law and Government can be an ass

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9, 2025: A former Sarawak Welfare staff was jailed a total of 468 years and fined RM180 million in default 36 months’ jail, and given three strokes of the rotan (cane) for 39 charges of money laundering and criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving over RM16 million.

What did Malaysia’s No.1 kleptocrat, the disgraced and shameless former prime minister Najib “1MDB” Razak, get?

The former Umno president is now not only serving his jail sentence in Kajanag prison, but the corrupt Umno (part of the Madani Unity Government) is trying to get Najib freed under house/bungalow arrest (in Najib’s case) which is akin to a backdoor freedom.

And that is only one of the reasons why in Malaysia the law and the Government can be an ass.

Remember this case of compassion shown by the court:

Court reduces jail sentence on young mother who stole milk, diapers

V Anbalagan

-19 Jul 2019, 02:03 PM

Judge says mothers do what is best for their children.

 

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today halved a 10-day jail sentence on a young mother who stole diapers and infant milk powder worth RM291.39.

Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan said he took into account 25-year-old Chong Ann Ni’s guilty plea as well as the fact that she was a first offender.

“She had a 15-month-old baby girl whom she has to breastfeed,” said Zaini, who said the infant needed to be with the mother.

Zaini said mothers always do what is best for their children, and Chong’s action was impulsive and without thinking.

Her lawyer Chan Yen Hui said Chong will be freed from Kajang Prison this evening.

The housewife committed the offence at a department store in Mid Valley Megamall on June 2, 2019.

Chan said Chong was driven to commit the offence as her husband had lost his job six months ago.

The offence carries a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine.

Chan said the police did not detain her for questioning but instead gave her bail until she appeared in court on Monday.

Chong pleaded guilty before magistrate M Saravanan and was sentenced to 10 days’ jail on grounds of public interest.

The magistrate also refused to allow the accused, who was represented by a chambering student, to be bound over for good behaviour, as well as a stay of execution pending a revision application to the High Court.

Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Isa Mohamed today said the jail sentence imposed by the magistrate was within his power but left it to the discretion of the High Court.

No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on the ex-welfare officer’s court proceedings:

Malaysia

Ex-Sarawak welfare officer gets 468 years jail, RM180m fine, three strokes for embezzling RM16m

It is understood that Mohd Zairull’s salary statement revealed suspicious transactions, with over RM4 million being credited into his account.

Updated 20 minutes ago · Published on 09 Apr 2025 2:57PM

Mohd Zairull was previously employed as a department financial administrative assistant. - Picture from Borneo Post, April 9, 2025

A FORMER Sarawak Welfare staff was sentenced to a total of 468 years jail, RM180 million fine in default 36 months’ jail, and three strokes of the rotan for 39 charges of money laundering and criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving over RM16 million.

Kuching Sessions Court judge Musli Ab Hamid imposed the sentence after Mohd Zairull Arzuan Mohd Shamsuddin Ja’afar @ Ang Chui Thong, 38, pleaded guilty to 36 charges of money laundering and three counts of CBT, reported Borneo Post.

Mohd Zairull was previously employed as a department financial administrative assistant.

For each of the 36 money laundering charges, Musli sentenced him to 12 years’ imprisonment and RM5 million fine in default a month’s jail, with the jail terms to run concurrently.

For each of the three CBT charges, he was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment and a stroke of the cane, with the jail terms to also run concurrently.

As the jail sentences will run concurrently, Mohd Zairull will spend at least 12 years in jail depending on whether he will be able to pay the RM180 million fine, failing which he will need to complete another three years behind bars.

The money laundering charges were framed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, punishable under Section 4(1) of the same Act.

The CBT charges were framed under Section 409 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of between two and 20 years in prison with caning or fine upon conviction, reported Borneo Post.

Mohd Zairull committed the money laundering offences between 2020 and 2022, involving a total of RM6,013,504.30, while the CBT offences took place between 2019 and 2021, involving RM10,272,350.13.

It is understood that Mohd Zairull’s salary statement revealed suspicious transactions, with over RM4 million being credited into his account.

It is also understood that Mohd Zairull, who was the officer responsible for the salary simulation of the department in Sarawak, submitted his resignation letter effective Jan 31, 2022.

However, he shortened his notice period and resigned with immediate effect on Dec 31, 2021.

The case was prosecuted by deputy public prosecutors Wan Nur Amanina Wan Din, Mohd Ashrof Kamarul, and Manjira Vasudevan.

Mohd Zairull was represented by counsel Christopher Bada. – April 9, 2025