Court day: Muhamad Harizi (centre, foreground) and Kalai Vani (left) pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court to operating mule accounts. — Bernama
BALIK PULAU: A disabled person who works as a despatch rider was charged with allowing his bank account to be used as a mule account.
Muhamad Harizi Abu Bakar, 28, who holds a Person With Disability card, pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here to the charges.
On the first count, he was charged with having RM10,800 belonging to Aalban Sudesh George, 31, in his Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) account, where he was found to have sent the ATM card to one Alvin Lim of Jalan Puchong, Kampung Bohol Baharu, Kuala Lumpur, via J&T delivery.
The offence was allegedly committed at a factory in the Bayan Lepas Industrial Area at 6.05pm on Nov 13, Bernama reported.
Muhamad Harizi was also charged with committing a similar offence involving RM11,680 belonging to Law Teck Teong, 62, at Lebuh Relau 9, Setia Skyvista at 1.36pm on Nov 14.
Both charges were framed under Section 424B of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum fine of RM100,000, imprisonment of up to seven years or both, upon conviction.
Magistrate Chia Huey Ting allowed Muhamad Harizi, represented by lawyer Yusmadi Yusoff, bail of RM6,000 in one surety on each count and set Jan 27 for mention.
An analyst was also charged in the same court with committing a similar offence.
K. Kalai Vani, 44, was charged with having RM750 belonging to Yeoh Pei Ling, 42, in her Hong Leong Bank account, where she was found to have handed over the ATM card to one Koo Sin Lung of Jalan Sri Klebang 1, Bandar New Sri Klebang, Chemor, Perak.
The woman, represented by lawyer MV Yoges, allegedly committed the offence at Mukim 8, Gertak Sanggul, Teluk Kumbar in Bayan Lepas at 12.42pm on Dec 12. She was allowed bail of RM1,000 and the court set Jan 22 for mention.
The prosecution in both cases was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Lim Jin Hong.
