PETALING JAYA, Aug 7 — A trader was charged in the Sessions Court here today with hoarding control items, in the form of 216,500 pieces of face masks, last March.
Teoh Khai Lin, 40, however, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out to him before Judge Faiz Dziyauddin.
According to the charge sheet, Teoh and another person still at large were charged with hoarding the goods at a premises in Kota Damansara, here, at 2.15pm on March 25.
The charge was made under Section 15 of the Control of Supplies Act 1961 and is punishable under Section 22(1) of the same act which provides for a maximum fine of RM1 million or imprisonment for up to three years or both upon conviction.
In the case of a second or subsequent conviction, he could face a maximum fine of RM3 million or imprisonment for up to five years or both.
The court allowed Teoh bail of RM10,000 in one surety and set Sept 9 for mention.
Deputy public prosecutor from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Atiqah Abdul Karim@Husaini prosecuted, while lawyer Nur Hannan Ishak, represented Teoh.
— Bernama
