Zulkifli Mohd Amin, who siphoned more than $10 million from his firm was, as expected, struck off the rolls on Friday. -- PHOTO: SADIQUE MARICAN
RUNAWAY lawyer Zulkifli Mohd Amin, who siphoned more than $10 million from his firm was, as expected, struck off the rolls on Friday.
While he was not around to hear his punishment, his two partners, who appeared before a Court of Three Judges to be disciplined and ended up facing different fates.
Mr Mohd Sadique Ibrahim Marican, an equity partner, was also struck off the rolls for what Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong said was a case of 'gross dereliction' in his duties for in failing to supervise the accounts.
Another judge, Justice V. K. Rajah, noted at Friday's hearing that by 'sleeping on the job', Mr Sadique had facilitated Zulkifli to carry out 'fraud on a massive scale'.
However, Mr Anand Kumar Toofani Beldar, a salaried partner, was cleared of all charges.
The court considered him to be an employee who had no duty to supervise the accounts of the firm.
Both men were declared bankrupt in February after they failed to a client of their now defunct firm
