KOTA KINABALU: A company director claimed trial at the Sessions Court here yesterday to three counts of committing criminal breach of trust involving RM260,000 in cash.
Siow Kwee Fah, 50, who appeared before judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamed, was charged under Section 409 of the Penal Code which is punishable by a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping and also liable to a fine, upon conviction.
On the first charge, the accused allegedly embezzled RM60,000 in cash for selling an Excavator of a company at Taman Iramanis, Jalan Lintas on March 6, 2015.
The second count accused him of embezzling another RM100,000 of payment for a project in Tamparuli at a company here on September 26, 2014.
The third charge stated that the accused allegedly took RM100,000 in cash for selling stones at a quarry at a company at the Heritage Plaza here on December 1, 2015.
The court fixed July 20 this year to re-mention all the cases and released the accused on RM15,000 bail with two local sureties.
Deputy public prosecutor Hafiza Zahida Abdullah told the court that the prosecution would produce seven witnesses to testify against the accused.
In an unrelated case, three persons were each jailed for four months for working without permits.
Emelda, 40, Mubaruk, 21, and Natalia Dessy Dewi, 25, pleaded guilty before judge Noor Hafizah Mohd Salim, to committing the offence at a reflexology centre in Putatan on June 1.
The court also ordered them to be referred to the Immigration Department after serving their jail terms for further action.