Unable to explain RM22,500, so man fined

Daily Express

14-05-2025

Published on: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Published on: Wed, May 14, 2025
By: Jo Ann Mool Text Size: Johnny was charged under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance which provides for a fine of RM100 or up to three months' jail, or both, on conviction. Kota Kinabalu: An unemployed man was fined RM100 or three days' jail by the Magistrate's Court here, Tuesday, for failing to explain a cash deposit of RM22,500 into his bank account last year. Johnny Tamin, 32, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Marilyn Yusdi to failing to provide a reasonable explanation as to how he obtained the money belonging to one Murni Jaiman, which had been deposited into a bank account belonging to him. The offence was committed on July 22, 2024 at Putatan, near here. Johnny was charged under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance which provides for a fine of RM100 or up to three months' jail, or both, on conviction. The facts of the case, presented by the prosecution, stated that the complainant's money was transferred into Johnny's bank account after the complainant fell victim to an online scam. The victim received a call from an unknown number and the caller identified himself as a police officer. The caller claimed that the victim's mother's bank account had been used in money laundering activities and that her bank card would be seized. Frightened and anxious, the victim followed all instructions given and provided her mother's banking details. Several days later, the victim conducted a check with the bank and discovered that a series of withdrawals had been made from her mother's account. Suspecting that she and her mother had been scammed by the caller, she immediately lodged a police report. Johnny requested for a lenient sentence. In another case, 11 people were penalised for committing drug-related offences. Three of them – Mohd Jamdi Yadik, Eddy Sorudin and Samil Ajak –pleaded guilty to having syabu weighing 0.07gm, 0.06gm and 0.03gm, respectively, in Manggatal between Dec 14, 2024 and Feb 6, this year. Jamdi was fined RM2,600 or nine months' jail while Eddy and Samil were each jailed seven months. Having drugs under Section 12 (2) of the DDA provides for a fine of up to RM100,000 or up to five years' jail, or both, on conviction. Meanwhile, Samil and eight men were punished for taking syabu and amphetamine. Samil, Md Kasim Ahmad, Mansuruddin Abdul, Caleb Samuel, Murad Jaim, Teanne Dangkar, Mazlan Nazri, Azman Karim and Rosdin Jali admitted to committing the offence between November 2024 and February this year. Kasim was fined RM2,300 or seven months' jail, Caleb and Mazlan were handed eight months jail while the rest received seven months jail each. Taking drugs under Section 15(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act provides for a fine of up to RM5,000 or up to two years' jail on conviction. Inspector Yusdi Basri prosecuted. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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