24-05-2025
6 unable to explain cash
Published on: Saturday, May 24, 2025
Published on: Sat, May 24, 2025
By: Jo Ann Mool Text Size: Wong was also ordered to pay a fine of RM100 or three days jail for failing to explain the source of RM1,360, which belonged to one Her Wans Aldy, deposited into his bank account on Dec 22, 2024 at Penampang. Kota Kinabalu: Six individuals were penalised by the Magistrates Court here for committing offences under the Minor Offences Ordinance including three people who failed to explain cash deposits totalling RM30,360 into their bank accounts. Esther Tan, 22, Chong Lee Kean, 57, Francis Wong, 60, Roslan Abdullah,39, Hamjah, 38, and Memeng Erwan, 22, who separately appeared before Magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus and Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali, pleaded not guilty to the charges against them, respectively. Tan and Chong were each fined RM100 or three days jail for jointly failing to provide a reasonable explanation as to how they had obtained money amounting to RM29,000 belonging to one Fung Sing Tze into their bank account, between March 7, 2019 and March 9, the same year, at a house in Taman Kionsom here. Wong was also ordered to pay a fine of RM100 or three days jail for failing to explain the source of RM1,360, which belonged to one Her Wans Aldy, deposited into his bank account on Dec 22, 2024 at Penampang. Roslan was fined RM100 or one day jail for having a 70-foot length of cable believed to be stolen, in which he failed to explain how he obtained it on May 19, this year, at 5.30pm, at the roadside of Polytechnic, Jalan Sepanggar, Manggatal. Suhaimiwanshah, 38, was fined RM100 or three days for having 15 feet length of cable believed to be stolen, which he failed to explain how he obtained it on May 19, this year, at 10.20am, at Jalan Kepayan, in front of the Aeropod building, Tanjung Aru.
Advertisement Memeng was also fined RM100 or three days jail for having a pair of Adidas Samba shoes believed to be stolen, in which he failed to explain how he obtained them, on April 28, this year, at 3.05pm, in a house at Kg Darau Manggatal. The six were charged under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance, which provides for a fine of up to RM100 or a jail term of up to three months or both on conviction. Meanwhile, in Esther and Chong's case, the prosecution told the court that the complainant's money was transferred into their bank account after the complainant fell for an online scam in a Facebook advertisement offering to exchange Malaysian ringgit for Chinese currency. In Wong's case, the complainant's money ended up in Wong's bank account after the complainant was tricked by an online loan scam that the complainant came across on Facebook. Deputy Public Prosecutor Arfa Anchal Khan Muhammad Munir Khan and Inspector Mohamad Hamidi Mohamad Hamzah prosecuted. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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