{
  "id": 3010168,
  "title": "Penganggur dijel 3 bulan, denda RM400 menyamar pegawai SPRM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/penganggur-dijel-3-bulan-denda-rm400-menyamar-pegawai-sprm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T10:52:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/24/penganggur-dijel-3-bulan-denda-rm400-menyamar-pegawai-sprm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 34-year-old former worker has been sentenced to three months in prison and fined RM400 by the Selayang High Court after pleading guilty to impersonating a Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) officer. The incident occurred on July 30th when he introduced himself as an SPRM employee and showed a fake work badge with the SPRM logo to a 69-year-old man, who knew he was not an employee. The offense took place at a house in Taman Selasih Fasa 2, Batu Caves, Selangor, and violated Section 171 of the Penal Code, which allows for a maximum imprisonment of three months or a fine of RM400 or both. In another case, Izham also pleaded guilty to coercing a 55-year-old woman into handing over RM31,500 for the purchase of land in Kampung Muhibah Utama, Sungai Tinggi, Hulu Selangor, between June 2nd and June 22nd, 2026, under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which mandates imprisonment of at least one year and a maximum of 10 years, as well as a fine. The court did not allow the defendant to post bail and scheduled the case to be heard on November 17th. The case was handled by Deputy Public Prosecutor Birr Zamier Abu Bakar, while the defendant was not represented by a lawyer.",
  "summary": "Mohd Izham Mohd Zainuddin juga didakwa tipu seorang wanita wang RM31,500 dalam urusan pembelian lot tanah.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Penganggur dijel 3 bulan, denda RM400 menyamar pegawai SPRM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/penganggur-dijel-3-bulan-denda-rm400-menyamar-pegawai-sprm-3010228",
        "published": "2026-08-24T10:52:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}