
Lorry driver charged with misappropriating frozen products
KOTA KINABALU (May 26): A lorry driver was charged in a Sessions Court here with committing criminal breach of trust involving frozen products worth RM39,326.
Azlan Limin, 38, pleaded not guilty before judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan, to a charge under section 407 of the Penal Code.
The indictment carries a jail term of up to 10 years, with whipping and also liable to a fine, upon conviction.
Azlan was accused of breaching the trust given to him as a lorry driver whom he was allegedly entrusted by his employer with the 316 cartons of frozen goods on April 9 at the company premises in Papar.
The court fixed June 25 for pre-trial case management and released Azlan on RM3,000 bail with two local sureties.
Azlan was also ordered to report to a nearest police station once a month, pending disposal of the case.

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