KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — A cake shop manager pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to cheating a businessman in purchasing a branded watch worth over RM300,000 last month.
Amelia Chong Mey Wen, 33, was accused of duping Lee Ka Seng, 32, into surrendering a branded watch worth RM335,000 during a transaction at a shopping centre in Bukit Jalil at 8.30pm on April 12.
The charge, framed under Section 420 of the Penal Code, carries a minimum jail term of one year and a maximum of 10 years, and whipping, and is liable to a fine if convicted.
Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Amir Haniff Ahijman proposed bail at RM40,000, with the condition that the accused surrenders her passport until the case is concluded.
Chong's lawyer Lim Kwang Ching requested the bail to be reduced to RM10,000, since she has a young child while her husband only earns RM2,500 as a salesman, and the couple’s bank accounts have been frozen.
Judge Azrul Darus granted the accused bail at RM20,000 with one surety and set July 1 for re-mention and document submission.
In the same court, a housewife pleaded not guilty to unlawfully receiving RM450,000 in deposits at a bank in Wangsa Maju on October 25, 2019, and May 28, 2020.
Norazlin Mohd Adnan, 39, was charged alongside another individual, who remains at large, for accepting deposits from Raja Azila Raja Abdul Aziz, 37, without a valid licence.
The charges, under Section 137(1) of the Financial Services Act 2013 (Act 758), provide a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment or a fine up to RM50 million, or both, under Section 137(2) upon conviction.
Judge Azrul granted Norazlin bail at RM4,000 with one surety and set June 25 for remention.
— Bernama
