Actress' father to spend 10 years in jail for forgery

KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman was sentenced to a total of 31 years' jail by the Sessions Court here after he was found guilty on 10 counts of using as genuine forged documents pertaining to his second wife's resignation and transfer of shares in a company nine years ago.
Judge Norsharidah Awang handed down the sentence on Datuk Zainulabadin Mat Akhir, 64, after finding that the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubts against the charges at the end of the defence case.
In the judgment, Norsharidah said the testimony by a chemist called by the defence was not conclusive and non-committal and therefore, was not of help to the court.
She sentenced Zainulabidin between one and 10 years on each count, totalling 31 years, but ordered him to serve the jail sentences concurrently, from today.
This means Zainulabidin, who is actress Ummi Nazeera's father, will only serve 10 years in jail.
However, the court allowed a stay of the sentence pending an appeal to the High Court and increased Zainulabadin's bail from RM200,000 to RM250,000 with one surety. — Bernama