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Accountant clerk claims trial to three CBT charges
KOTA KINABALU (July 4): An accountant clerk claimed trial in the Sessions Courts here today to three criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges.
In the first case, Brandon Ng Jia Lie, who was brought before judge Noor Hafizah Mohd Salim, was accused of cashing five company's cheques worth RM32,719.60 between February 3 and July 27, 2023.
In the second case before judge Elsie Primus, Ng was alleged to have cashed eight cheques of the same company between February 29 and December 29, 2022.
In the third case, Ng, who appeared before judge Hurman Hussain, was charged with cashing two cheques of the same company between November 16 and December 31, 2021.
These three alleged offences were committed at a bank branch here and Ng had allegedly cashed the cheques to his own bank account.
The judges had fixed the same date of August 12 for pre-trial case management.
Ng was released on RM15,000 bail for the three charges with two local sureties.
He was unrepresented.
