Kota Kinabalu: Two unemployed men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court, here, with disposing of a stolen four-wheel vehicle worth RM160,000.
Ali Rosli Baru, 36, and Mohd Raqib Abdul Karim, 39, pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Lovely Natasha Charles to disposing of a stolen black Nissan Navara at Taman Nelly, Lorong Buah Pala, Inanam between 7am and 8am on March 8.
The duo allegedly committed the offence along with an accomplice still at large.
The charge under Section 414 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to seven years or fine or both, on conviction.
Inspector Kelvan Elson Main proposed bail at RM4,000 in two sureties and applied for them to report to the investigating officer once in two weeks.
Counsel Nelson Angang, representing both accused, applied for a lower bail on the grounds that they were jobless.
Lovely set April 28 for pre-trial case management and released the accused on a bail of RM1,500 in two sureties each.
In another court, a waiter was jailed 12 months for having a stolen handphone worth RM5,699.
Emran Amir Bangsa, 20, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Jessica Ombou Kakayun to having the stolen Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra belonging to Chean & Yong Sdn Bhd at 7.50pm on March 18 at Restoran CFC, Gaya Street, here.
The court heard from the prosecution that the gadget was reported stolen from the display room of a store at Imago shopping mall on March 10.
Unrepresented, Emran requested for a lenient sentence and told the court that he has a nine-month-old child.
He was charged under Section 411 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of between six months and five years and liability of a fine, on conviction.
Meanwhile, the case of a bartender charged with drug trafficking has been transferred to the High Court.
Jessica made the order against Chong Jia Zhen following an application by the prosecution for the case to be transferred to the High Court.
Chong, 22, allegedly trafficked 787.7gm of syabu at 1.30am on Oct 26, 2022 in a unit at Beverly Hills Phase 3, Penampang.
The charge under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, carries a punishment of either the death penalty or life in prison and whipping with a minimum of 15 strokes.
Chong, who was represented by counsel Ram Singh, was ordered to be further remanded as the charge against him had no provision for bail.
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