00:01An Ipoh City Council Town Planning Unit Assistant Officer was fined RM3,000 by the Ipoh Sessions Court on Monday
00:11after he was found guilty of soliciting money from a business owner.
00:16Syed Nazarudin, Syed Mohamed Taib, admitted to have accepted RM2,000 from 1 Chongyin May as a payment to extend
00:26the period to vacate her landscaping business premises in Taman Medika on August 22, 2024.
00:34The facts of the case stated, Syed Nazarudin, along with a colleague, had visited Chong's premises on August 12 to
00:43investigate unauthorized renovations made without a planning permit.
00:47That same day, he contacted Chong and asked her to meet at the City Council headquarters regarding the investigation.
00:54On August 15, Syed Nazarudin returned to inform Chong she had two months to vacate or face a fine, but
01:03offered to extend the period to six months in exchange for RM2,000.
01:08Chong later lodged a report at the Perak Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters on the matter.
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