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New Straits Times
02-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Project executive pleads not guilty to concealing RM98k in his account
KUALA LUMPUR: A project executive pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court today to a charge of fraudulently concealing RM98,000 that did not belong to him in February. Muhammad Hazwan Wook Baharudin, 33, entered his plea before Sessions Court judge Azrul Darus. He was accused of fraudulently concealing the money, which had been banked into his account but was actually the property of a 27-year-old accountant. The offence was allegedly committed at a condominium in Jalan Klang Lama, Brickfields, on Feb 26. The charge, framed under Section 424 of the Penal Code, carries a maximum sentence of five years' imprisonment, a fine, or both upon conviction. Deputy public prosecutor M. Saravanan proposed bail of RM40,000 in one surety. In mitigation, lawyer Khairul Hazwan Rashid Mohd Redduan said that the proposed sum was too high for his client, who is married with two young children and earns RM3,000 a month. "He is a victim of a non-existent job scam in Singapore. He was misled into opening an account to receive his salary from the job agency. "Previously, he was charged in a Penang court and granted RM11,000 bail for the same offence. On April 30, he was also charged at the Kajang Court and fined RM3,200. "After the Kajang case concluded, he was taken to the Brickfields district police headquarters to provide a statement for this case. "He has cooperated fully and is not a flight risk. I request a minimal bail amount," he said. He added that his client is the eldest child in his family and is responsible for covering the medical expenses and medication costs of his elderly parents. Judge Azrul set bail at RM10,000 in one surety and fixed June 9 for mention.
The Sun
02-05-2025
- The Sun
Construction project executive charged with assisting to hide over RM90k
KUALA LUMPUR: A construction project executive pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of helping to hide more than RM90,000 belonging to an accountant in his bank account in February. Muhammad Hazwan Wook Baharudin, 33, was charged with helping to hide RM98,000 belonging to Yee Feng Yi, 27, which was deposited into the accused's bank account at a condominium, Jalan Klang Lama on Feb 26. The charge was brought under Section 424 of the Penal Code which provides for a maximum jail sentence of five years or a fine or both, if convicted. Deputy Public Prosecutor M. Saravanan offered bail of RM40,000 with one surety, but lawyer Khairul Hazwan Rashid Mohd Redduan, who represented the accused, applied for the minimum bail on the grounds that his client was the victim of a job offer that did not exist in Singapore. 'My client supports his family and takes care of his mother who is suffering from tuberculosis and his father who is a stroke patient. He also has a wife and two young children and is not at risk of absconding,' said the lawyer. Judge Azrul Darus allowed the accused bail of RM10,000 with one surety and set June 9 for mention of the case.
