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Daily Express
25-04-2025
- Daily Express
Discharge for trio in gold mine case
Published on: Friday, April 25, 2025 Published on: Fri, Apr 25, 2025 By: Cynthia D Baga Text Size: Fung (front, left)), his son Tek Yong, daughter Choon Fung together with their counsel Zahir leaving the court after the proceedings. Kota Kinabalu: A father and his two children were given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) from the charges of cheating the Sabah Government by submitting fake documents related to the sale of gold ingots from the mining of precious mineral in Bukit Mantri, Tawau, which caused a loss of more than RM1.3 million to the State Government. Sessions Court Judge Jason Juga made the order for Datuk Lo Fui Ming, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Wullersdorf Resources Sdn Bhd, his son, Lo Teck Yong, former Director of the same company, and his daughter, Lo Choon Fung, Director of Southsea Gold Sdn Bhd, on Thursday. The court gave DNAA to the trio following an application by the prosecution who asked for the DNAA. Earlier, the prosecution informed the court that there was a new development pertaining to the case which was supposedly for mention to know the outcome of the representation letter. The prosecution stated that the application was subject to future developments adding that, should the case progress differently than expected, the prosecution would proceed with the charges. Defence counsel Zahir Shah confirmed that he had been informed of the prosecution's application earlier in the day. Zahir has no objection to the application and requested the passports and bail amounts be returned to the trio. Fu Ming, 69, and Teck Yong, 43, were accused of cheating the Sabah Government, namely the Department of Lands and Surveys by not reporting the quantity of gold bars and illegally selling them to a private company while knowingly causing financial losses to the state. The charges stated that they allegedly submitted the fake documents by cheating the State Government through the Land and Surveys Department for declaring incomplete items sold in their gold mining project. The offence allegedly committed between 2019 and 2023 at the Land and Surveys Department office, here. Fui Ming faces 24 charges under Section 418 of the Penal Code for cheating, with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue a person whose interest the offender is bound to protect. Meanwhile, Teck Yong faces 24 charges under Section 109 of the Penal Code for abetting the crime which carries a jail term of up to seven years, or a fine, or both upon conviction. Fung Ming and Choon Fung were jointly charged with four counts of using forged documents as genuine. The charges stated that both of them, had allegedly used four forged documents as genuine, namely letters under the name Southsea Gold Sdn Bhd titled 'Unauthorised Occupation Of Southsea Gold Lease Land For Mining Operations', dated March 3, 2020, Dec 10, 2020, Oct 13, 2021, and Jan 3, 2022, in which they had reason to believe that all four documents were fake. Counsel Norbert Yapp appeared in court as watching brief counsel for the Wullersdorf Resources Sdn Bhd. * 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. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
New Straits Times
24-04-2025
- New Straits Times
Family of three granted DNAA in Sabah gold mining fraud case
KOTA KINABALU: The Special Corruption Court today ordered a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) for a family of three who were charged with cheating in relation to gold mining activities. Judge Jason Juga made the decision regarding Datuk Lo Fui Ming, his son Lo Teck Yong, and daughter Lo Choon Fung, following an application by the prosecution for the accused to be granted DNAA. The court also ordered the return of the trio's international passports and the refund of their bail money. Today's proceedings were held to mention the status of the representations. However, the prosecution informed the court that there was a new development and they applied for the trio to DNAA. "This application is subject to future developments. Should the case progress differently than expected, the prosecution will proceed with the charges," said the prosecution. Defence counsel Zahir Shah confirmed that he had been informed of the prosecution's application earlier in the day. "We have no objections. We also request that, upon the court granting the DNAA, the passports and bail amounts be returned to the accused," he said. Counsel Norbert Yapp appeared in court as watching brief counsel for the Wullersdorf Resources Sdn Bhd. Fui Ming is the former Chief Executive Officer of Wullersdorf Resources Sdn Bhd. His son, Teck Yong, is a former director of the same company, while his daughter, Choon Fung, is the Director of Southsea Gold Sdn Bhd. Fu Ming, 69, and Teck Yong, 43, are accused of cheating the Sabah government — namely the Department of Lands and Surveys — by not reporting the number of gold bars and illegally selling the gold bars to a private company while knowingly causing financial losses to the state. They were accused of committing the offence between 2019 and 2023, and had caused losses of more than RM1.3 million to the Sabah government.
The Star
24-04-2025
- Business
- The Star
Sabah graft court discharges three in gold mine case
KOTA KINABALU: The Special Corruption Court here has discharged, but not acquitted, three family members facing charges linked to a gold mine operation in Bukit Mantiri, Tawau, on Thursday (Apr 24). The accused are former Wullersdorf Resources Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Lo Fui Ming, his son, Lo Teck Yong, a former director of the same company, and daughter, Lo Choon Fung, a director of Southsea Gold Sdn Bhd. Judge Jason Juga ordered all three to be released from their respective charges. In the same case, Fui Ming, 69, faces 24 charges under Section 418 of the Penal Code for allegedly committing fraud while knowing it could result in undue loss to an interested party. His son, Teck Yong, 43, has been charged with 24 counts under Section 109 of the Penal Code for abetting the offence. They were accused of deceiving the Sabah state government, particularly the Lands and Surveys Department, by omitting the actual quantity of gold bars in invoices and production reports. The gold was allegedly sold illegally to another company, resulting in losses exceeding RM1.3mil to the state. If convicted, they could face imprisonment of up to seven years, a fine, or both. Meanwhile, Fui Ming and Choon Fung also face four charges for using false documents as genuine. According to the charge sheet, the two are accused of jointly using four forged letters under the name of Southsea Gold Sdn Bhd titled 'Unauthorised Occupation of Southsea Gold Lease Land for Mining Operations' dated March 3, 2020, December 10, 2020, October 13, 2021, and January 3, 2022.
