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Malay Mail
29-07-2025
- Malay Mail
Seremban co-op clerk in the dock after allegedly funnelling almost RM200,000 into own account
SEREMBAN, July 29 — A convenience store employee pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to a charge of criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving money belonging to a cooperative amounting to almost RM200,000. Noorazwin Zullkifli, 36, made the plea before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam. She is charged as the then clerk at Koperasi Kampung LB Johnson Seremban Berhad, with committing CBT by misusing the cooperative's POS terminal device to transfer money amounting to RM199,491.79 to her personal account. The offence was allegedly committed between Feb 2, 2023 and March 22 last year at the cooperative's office in Bandar Enstek, Nilai. The charge, under Section 408 of the Penal Code, provides imprisonment for up to 14 years, whipping and is liable to a fine, if convicted. She was allowed bail of RM12,000 with one surety and ordered to report to a nearby police station once a month and surrender her passport to the court. The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Syamimi Farhana Muhammad while Noorazwin, who has three children, aged between four and seven years, was represented by lawyer Ahmad Muzhaffar Abdul Razak. The court set Sept 9 for mention. — Bernama
Malay Mail
08-07-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
Luxury cars, safe full of cash: 25-year jail term in Singapore for Shell fuel heist mastermind who led S$100m syndicate
SINGAPORE, July 8 — A former Shell employee who masterminded a sophisticated S$100 million (RM331.6 million) marine gas oil heist from the company's Pulau Bukom facility in Singapore was sentenced yesterday to 25 years and two months in jail. The Straits Times reported that Abdul Latif Ibrahim, 67, pleaded guilty to 20 counts of criminal breach of trust and 10 counts of money laundering. Another 34 charges were taken into consideration during sentencing. The High Court heard that Latif had led a team of rogue employees in siphoning gas oil from Shell between August 2014 and January 2018, which was then sold to local and foreign ships. The long-running scheme is considered part of the largest marine fuel heist in Singapore's history. Latif's co-mastermind, Juandi Pungot, was sentenced to 29 years' jail in 2022. According to the facts of the case, Latif, who drew a monthly salary of S$3,700, amassed at least S$7 million in illicit profits. He spent the money on a Braddell Road condominium in Singapore, two properties in Indonesia, several luxury cars — including a Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S sedan — and financed his nephews' education in Australia. He also invested in various businesses. Nearly S$7.7 million worth of assets have since been seized, including S$4.7 million in cash found in a safe that was moved around various locations. Latif and Juandi had started misappropriating fuel in 2007 while working in the same team. Their initial operation involved routing stolen oil onto bunker ships through a middleman. In 2013, Latif had a falling-out with Juandi's group and left. He later rejoined Shell on a different team under a re-employment scheme and began building a separate syndicate. He recruited Richard Goh Chee Keong to help plan the illegal loadings, who then brought in Ng Chee Seng. After Ng quit, Mohd Ibrahim K. Abdul Majid joined the group in May 2015. Latif's network continued its operations until both masterminds were arrested in 2018. Their methods were elaborate. The team rerouted fuel through pipelines to bypass meters, activated pumps simultaneously to mask anomalies, and tampered with equipment to prevent detection. They paid bribes to bunker surveyors and encouraged uninvolved staff to take extended breaks to avoid scrutiny. Shell began noticing unexplained oil losses in early 2015 and filed a police report in August 2017. Investigations revealed that Juandi's team had stolen over 203,000 tonnes of fuel worth nearly S$128 million. Latif's group misappropriated nearly 154,000 tonnes valued at about S$100 million. Deputy Public Prosecutor Ben Tan recommended a sentence of 25 to 27 years, arguing that Latif's culpability mirrored Juandi's. Defence lawyer Justin Ng argued for a 22-year term, citing the smaller scale of Latif's operations and his client's willingness to forfeit his assets. Latif was granted a deferment of sentence until September 30. The cases of Goh and Ibrahim are still before the courts. Other syndicate members have received jail terms ranging from one year and four months to 26-and-a-half years.
Malay Mail
30-06-2025
- Malay Mail
Former admin assistant jailed, fined for CBT involving RM41,000 in Felda settlers death benefits
KUANTAN, June 30 — A former administrative assistant was today sentenced to three months' jail and a fine of RM20,000, in default six months in prison, by the Sessions Court here for criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving more than RM41,000 in death benefits of seven Felda settlers. Judge Sazlina Safie meted out the sentence on Nurul Syafiha Awang Za, 36, after she pleaded guilty to the charge. The judge ordered Nurul Syafiha to serve the jail sentence from today. The woman, who was then with the Felda office here, was charged as a person entrusted by one Roslan Kumin with RM41,652.42 in cash to be given as death benefits to the next of kin of seven Felda Sungai Panching settlers, to have committed CBT by dishonestly using the money for her personal use. The offence was committed at the Felda Sungai Panching Timur Office here between February 2018 and 2019. The mother of three was charged under Section 406 of the Penal Code, which provides imprisonment for not more than 10 years with whipping and is liable to a fine upon conviction. Prosecuting officer Kamariah Seman, from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), appeared for the prosecution, while Nurul Syafiha was represented by lawyer Datuk Syed Azimal Amir Syed Abu Bakar. — Bernama
CNA
25-06-2025
- Politics
- CNA
‘Serious misdirection': Malaysia's appeal court acquits former minister Syed Saddiq of 4 graft, money laundering charges
PUTRAJAYA: A former Malaysian minister was cleared of all four charges of criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of property and money-laundering following a successful appeal on Wednesday (Jun 25). The Court of Appeal ruled unanimously in favour of Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, who is currently the Muar MP, to overturn his previous convictions on these charges. However, the prosecution could appeal his acquittal, said Malaysia's anti-graft chief. 'This is a court decision. I was informed by the prosecution that they will appeal to the Federal Court,' Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki told a press conference, as quoted by Free Malaysia Today. With his acquittal, the 32-year-old Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) founder and former president will no longer need to serve his combined sentences of seven years in jail, two strokes of the cane, and a fine of RM10 million (US$2.36 million). The high-profile case has garnered much attention, with the verdict for the appeal ultimately decided by a three-judge panel, consisting of Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim, Azman Abdullah and Noorin Badaruddin. Syed Saddiq had been accused of abetting Rafiq Hakim Razali, the former assistant treasurer of ARMADA, the youth wing of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), in committing criminal breach of trust amounting to over RM1 million belonging to Bersatu Youth, with the alleged offence taking place at a CIMB bank branch in Kuala Lumpur in March 2020. On Nov 23, 2020, the Kuala Lumpur High Court found him guilty of a criminal breach of trust charge, and sentenced him to a jail term of three years, together with one stroke of the cane. He was also convicted of misappropriation of property totalling more than RM120,000 also belonging to the Bersatu youth wing. For the offence of misappropriation of property for personal gain under Section 403 of the Penal Code, Syed Saddiq was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and one stroke of the cane, as reported by Berita Harian. The former Bersatu Youth chief was also convicted on two counts of money laundering for transferring a total of RM100,000 to his personal account from a company linked to the youth wing, Armada Bumi Bersatu Enterprise, for which the court sentenced him to two years in jail for each count. The Kuala Lumpur High Court had ordered that his jail terms for criminal breach of trust and misappropriation were to run consecutively and for those handed down for money laundering to be run concurrently. The judgement of the appeal was read out in a crowded courtroom for more than an hour. Noorin noted that the prosecution had failed to prove the ingredients of the predicate charges of abetting in criminal breach of trust and dishonest misappropriation, according to Malaysian media outlet Free Malaysia Today. Noorin also said that the trial judge failed to appreciate Syed Saddiq's defence and had treated it as a bare denial and afterthought. 'There was a serious misdirection by the trial judge which warranted appellate intervention,' she said, as reported by Free Malaysia Today, referring to the process of appeal. Syed Saddiq was represented by lawyers Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden and Hisyam Teh Poh Teik while Deputy Public Prosecutors Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin and Farah Ezlin Yusop Khan acted for the Public Prosecutor. He attended the hearing in a black suit and was emotional, hugging his mother and kissing her hand after the court announced the decision, according to Berita Harian. With his parents by his side, he prostrated outside the courtroom, before he spoke to the media and described his trial experience as 'hellish'. 'It's too difficult to describe the experience other than to say it was five years of hell,' he said, as quoted by the Malay Mail. 'I wouldn't wish what I went through on my worst enemies, but I also hold no grudges moving forward,' he added. Posting an official statement on Instagram, MUDA declared that 'the ruling was a victory for the people of Malaysia, especially the people of Muar'. MUDA added that this would not mark the end of the struggle, triggering a wave that will continue to fight injustice and a movement that will continue to serve the country. Co-founder and acting President of MUDA, Amira Aisya Abd Aziz, told reporters outside the court that the party would discuss Syed Saddiq's potential future as party president. 'Continue fighting,' she added in a statement on X.
Free Malaysia Today
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Muda's future with Syed Saddiq hinges on court decision tomorrow
Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman was convicted by the Kuala Lumpur High Court in November 2023 of abetting in criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of assets and money laundering. PETALING JAYA : Muda's future with its former president, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, will depend on the outcome of his appeal against his conviction and sentence for corruption and money laundering charges, which will be announced tomorrow. Acting Muda president Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz told FMT that although the Muar MP had not held the party's presidency since he stepped down in 2023, he remained a key figure in Muda due to his role as its founder and sole representative in Parliament. Amira also said that Muda currently has no plans to appoint a new president as party elections are expected to be held soon. 'For now, there is nothing urgent that requires us to fill the position. We'll leave it to the members to decide,' she said. 'If everything goes smoothly, it will be up to Syed Saddiq to decide whether or not he wants to run again (for president).' Syed Saddiq was convicted by the Kuala Lumpur High Court of abetting in criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of assets and money laundering in November 2023. The former youth and sports minister was sentenced to seven years' jail, fined RM10 million and ordered to be given two strokes of the rotan. The sentences have been stayed pending an appeal to the Court of Appeal. He announced later that he would temporarily step down as Muda president and would not be involved in the party's decision-making processes.
