Former Temerloh police chief Azhar Yusoff being brought to the Kuantan sessions court today by MACC officials. (Bernama pic)KUANTAN: The sessions court today sentenced former Temerloh police chief Azhar Yusoff to eight months' jail after finding him guilty on 46 corruption charges involving RM69,600 received between 2019 and 2023.
Judge Sazlina Safie found Azhar, 56, guilty after ruling that the prosecution had proved all the elements of the offences under Section 165 of the Penal Code.
The provision carries a maximum jail term of two years, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
Sazlina imposed an eight-month jail term on each charge, with all the sentences to run concurrently.
