PUTRAJAYA, Oct 29 — The Court of Appeal today upheld the three-year jail sentence and RM239,500 fine imposed on a former procurement manager of Pengurusan Air Pahang Berhad after dismissing his appeal to set aside his conviction on 22 charges of receiving RM44,700 in bribes.

A three-member panel led by Justice Datuk Noorin Badaruddin ruled that Sani Khan Ali Khan had failed to show any error of law or material fact in the High Court decision that convicted him on all the charges.

On January 26, the Kuantan High Court set aside a Sessions Court decision that had acquitted and discharged him of all the charges.

The Court of Appeal panel, which also comprised Justices Datuk Mohd Radzi Abdul Hamid and Datuk Meor Hashimi Abdul Hamid, ordered him to begin serving his sentence today.