Assistant MO & 4 Nurses Arrested For Submitting RM146,000 In False OT Claims
They will be charged tomorrow, 12 September.
By Sadho Ram — 11 Sep 2024, 11:56 AM
An assistant medical officer and four nurses have been arrested for allegedly submitting false overtime (OT) claims amounting to RM146,000
All five suspects, employed at a health facility in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, were detained by the Sabah branch of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday morning, 10 September.
According to Berita Harian, the suspects — four women and one man, all in their 30s — are believed to have falsified OT claims between 2020 and 2021, despite no overtime work being carried out.
The case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009
The section covers the offence of providing false claims, where any person providing documents such as receipts or invoices that are false or contains false details with the intention to deceive the office.
If convicted, the suspects face severe penalties, including hefty fines and imprisonment.
Meanwhile, all five suspects have been released on MACC bail pending further legal action.
"They are scheduled to be charged in the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court on Thursday, 12 September," Sabah MACC director Datuk S Karunanithy was quoted as saying.
