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Court sentences ex-Welfare Dept officer to 468 years jail, RM180m fine, rotan
Published:  Apr 9, 2025 7:22 PM
Updated: 11:22 AM
A former Sarawak Welfare Department officer was sentenced to 468 years in jail, three strokes of the rotan and fined RM180 million by the Kuching Sessions Court.

Zairull Arzuan Mohd Shamsuddin Ja’afar @ Ang Chui Thong, 38, pleaded guilty to 36 charges of money laundering and three counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving over RM16 million, according to The Borneo Post.

"As the jail sentences will run concurrently, 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... 


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