Sibu charity body staffer charged with cheating Lanang MP into making donation for haemodialysis patients
The entrance of the Sibu Court Complex.
SIBU (June 25): A charitable organisation staff member was charged in the Magistrates' Court here today with cheating Lanang MP Alice Lau into making a cash donation.
Anna Kuo, 37, from Jalan Ulu Sungai Merah, was charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which provides for between one and 10 years' imprisonment and caning, as well as a fine, upon conviction.
Based on the charge sheet, she allegedly cheated Lau, who is also Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker, by dishonestly inducing her to deliver RM5,000 as a donation for haemodialysis patients.
The alleged offence took place at Lau's parliamentary service centre on Jan 2 this year.
Magistrate Romario Jonoi set bail at RM3,500 with two local sureties and ordered the accused to report herself each month to the case investigating officer starting July 1 until the disposal of the case.
The court fixed July 21 for pre-trial case management. Alice Lau lead Romario Jonoi Sibu magistrates' court
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