The periods court docket in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has cleared Aker Options’ supervisor Ahmad Hatta Kamaruzzaman of costs over false info to win licenses from state vitality participant Petronas.
The Norwegian engineering agency mentioned the court docket had discovered that the cost was obscure, deceptive and didn’t state the particulars of the offence and thus didn’t fulfill the provisions below the Penal Code. The court docket additional discovered the cost to be groundless and basically faulty.
“Our colleague Hatta Kamaruzzaman and Aker Options have objected to the cost from the beginning, and we’re happy to see that the court docket has concluded the identical means. The previous couple of months have been very difficult for Hatta and his household, and we’re glad that this ordeal can now be put behind them,” mentioned Anders Hannevik, govt vp and head of consumers and technique at Aker Options.
Ahmad Hatta Kamaruzzaman was accused in June of submitting paperwork with intent to mislead Petronas to enlist Syarikat Aker Engineering Malaysia as an organization with Bumiputera standing. Malaysia has a quota system, the place a big a part of contracts from state-affiliated corporations are reserved for ethnic Malays and indigenous folks.