A former corporate communications chief of a government ministry has been discharged and acquitted by the Sessions Court after settling a compound offered by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in connection with a corruption case involving RM5,268.
Judge Suzana Hussin made the ruling after Deputy Public Prosecutor A. Selvam informed the court that the accused, Nur Fazreen Mohamad Kamal, 45, had fully paid the compound imposed by the MACC and submitted a representation that was subsequently accepted.
According to the prosecution, the anti-graft agency had offered Nur Fazreen a compound under Section 92 of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLATFPUAA).
Selvam told the court that the compound was settled on May 12, 2026, prompting the prosecution to seek the withdrawal of both the principal charge under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009 and the alternative charge under Section 165 of the Penal Code.
Defence lawyer T. Sivaranjeni confirmed that her client had paid the compound and requested that the court discharge and acquit her of all charges.
After hearing submissions from both parties, Judge Suzana approved the application.
“As the accused has completed payment of the compound offered by the MACC, the court allows the application for the accused to be discharged and acquitted of the charges,” the judge ruled.
Nur Fazreen had been accused of receiving RM5,268 from a 44-year-old woman as part payment for a gold bracelet weighing 39.30 grams.
Court documents stated that the payment was allegedly made through an online transfer from a company’s bank account directly to the account of a jewellery store.
The prosecution alleged the payment was a reward for approving a Government Purchase Order application related to exhibition equipment rental services for the Trenchless Asia 2023 event held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).
The contract involved was valued at RM49,950 and was awarded to the company linked to the payment.
The alleged offence was said to have taken place at a bank along Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, on May 11, 2023.
Under the original charge, Nur Fazreen was prosecuted under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009, which carries severe penalties upon conviction.
She also faced an alternative charge under Section 165 of the Penal Code for allegedly receiving money without consideration from a person connected to her official duties.
With the compound fully settled and the charges withdrawn, the case has now come to a close.
