Duo claim trial to using bogus police summonses
KUALA LUMPUR: Two motorsports programme managers were charged in the magistrate's court here today with two counts of using forged summons notices resembling official police documents to deceive the public two weeks ago.
However, both accused — Tan Kok Ho, 43, and Denise Tan Ying Chyuan, 47 — pleaded not guilty when the charges were read before magistrates Atiqah Mohamed @ Mohamad Saim and Illi Marisqa Khalizan.
The two men were jointly accused of presenting a forged document as genuine — specifically, a summons notice resembling the official police (POL 170A) notice — despite knowing it to be false, with the intention of misleading the public.
The offences were allegedly committed at a shopping mall car park in Bukit Bintang and at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on May 10 and 11.
They were charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code, punishable under Section 465, read together with Section 34, which provides for a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
Earlier, deputy public prosecutors Nurainizatul Farhana Zainal and Syafika Azwa Fikri requested bail of RM7,000 with one surety each.
However, defence counsel Phang Soon Mun, representing both accused, appealed for a lower bail of RM3,000, arguing that both clients were sole breadwinners for their families.
"Tan, who is married, has two young children aged five and three, and earns an unstable income of about RM5,000. Denise has three children aged 10, 12, and 14, and also earns around RM5,000," he said.
After hearing submissions from both sides, Atiqah granted bail at RM2,500 with one surety, while Illi Marisqa set bail at RM3,500 for each accused.
The case has been fixed for mention on July 2.
Previously, a video had gone viral on social media showing an individual receiving a letter resembling a police summons placed on a car windscreen, sparking public concern that it could be a new scam tactic.
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