Sabah corruption court grants businessman, children DNAA in gold mining case
Lo Fui Ming (right) and his son, Teck Yong, pleaded not guilty when they were charged in October 2023. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA : A 69-year-old former CEO and his two children were granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) at the Kota Kinabalu special corruption court in a case involving cheating and forged documents linked to gold mining in Tawau.
Judge Jason Juga granted the order for Lo Fui Ming, his son, Teck Yong, and daughter, Choon Fung, following a request by the prosecution after they cited new developments in the case, The Borneo Post reported.
The court also directed the return of their international passports and the refund of their bail.
Fui Ming, formerly the CEO of a mining company, and his son, a former director of the same firm, were accused of illegally selling 26 gold bars to a company without declaring it to the land and survey department for royalty calculations.
The sale allegedly resulted in losses exceeding RM1.3 million to the state.
Fui Ming faced 24 charges under Section 418 of the Penal Code for cheating while Teck Yong was charged with 24 counts of abetment under Section 109 of the Penal Code.
Fui Ming and his daughter jointly faced four counts of using forged documents.
They allegedly committed the offence between October 2019 and March 2023.
Counsel Zahir Shah represented the trio, while lawyer Norbert Yapp held a watching brief for a related company.
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