Manager fined RM30k for falsifying plastic waste import paperwork
Ch'ng Wilson, 33, entered his guilty plea before Judge Azura Alwi, who imposed a fine of RM10,000 for each of the three charges, in default of seven months' imprisonment per charge.
According to the charge sheet, Ch'ng, a father of two, conspired with his 26-year-old brother, a staff member at the same company, to falsify three invoices used to support an import licence permit application uploaded to the Dagang Net system.
The offences were committed at the National Solid Waste Management Department in Putrajaya on Feb 7, 2022.
The charges were framed under Section 109 of the Penal Code, read together with Sections 471 and 465, which carry a maximum penalty of two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both upon conviction.
Facts of the case revealed that Ch'ng and his brother falsified the invoices to assist a friend's company in importing four containers of plastic waste, allegedly from Hong Kong, in July 2021. However, investigations later confirmed that the containers had originated from Canada and did not have the required permits. They were subsequently seized by Customs at Pasir Gudang Port in Johor.
Ch'ng was found to have breached the terms of his company's licence, which only authorised imports of plastic waste from the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan.
Unrepresented, Ch'ng pleaded for leniency in mitigation, expressing remorse for his actions.
"This is my first offence, and I hope the court will consider a light sentence. I am a divorcee and the sole provider for my two children, who are both in kindergarten," he told the court.
Deputy public prosecutor Hazel Tan Jia Qi, however, urged the court to impose a fine of RM10,000 for each charge in view of the seriousness of the offence.
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