Former Petronas manager pleads not guilty in confidential information disclosure case

In Kuala Lumpur, a former Petronas manager, aged 40, pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court on April 19 to attempting to disclose confidential information about the oil company’s operations and financial performance.

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Charged under Section 203A (1) and Section 511 of the Penal Code, he allegedly tried sharing a document titled “Q1 2024 Upstream Business Performance Operational & Financial” with Sarawak Petroleum Company at a condominium on June 8 last year.

Facing a potential RM1 million fine or one-year imprisonment, he was granted RM20,000 bail and ordered to surrender his passport. The case is set for mention on May 19.

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