Judge Nasir Nordin handed down the sentence on Dicky Rahmat Abdullah, 49, after he admitted to receiving cash and bank transfers from a business to help it secure contracts.

Dicky, a former building manager at PHB’s property management division, committed the offences between August 2021 and October 2022.

The charges were framed under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, punishable under Section 26 of the same Act which carries a jail term of up to seven years, a fine of up to RM50,000, or both, upon conviction.

The court ordered Dicky to pay the RM50,000 fine, failing which he would have to serve 36 months in jail.

The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutor Muaz Ahmad Khairuddin while Dicky was represented by Diar Isda Yazmin.

In mitigation, the defence sought leniency, citing Dicky’s status as his family’s sole breadwinner.