Kota Kinabalu: Four individuals were penalised by the Magistrate’s Court here for unlawfully having a total of RM23,630 in their bank accounts.
Mohamad Shukran, 38, Jaludin Kassim, 70, Philippa Marcell, 35, and Sukariman Lagonda, 45, pleaded guilty separately to committing the offence under Section 22A (1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance (MOO), which provides a fine of RM100 or up to three months’ jail, or both, on conviction.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});They were each ordered to pay a fine of RM100 or three days’ jail. Mohamad, Jaludin, Philippa, and Sukariman admitted to having RM14,350, RM7,580, RM1,500, and RM200, respectively, belonging to other individuals in their bank accounts.
The charges stated that the transactions raised suspicions that the money was obtained dishonestly, and they failed to explain how they acquired it between Sept 18, 2024 and Oct 23, the same year, at separate locations here and in Penampang.
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Feeling deceived, the respective complainants then lodged police reports. In another case, seven people were sentenced for committing various drug-offences.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Six of them – Randy Richard, Sylvester Tonny, Said Sairabi, Andy Sabtula, Papet Jimlok and Azmir Nul – pleaded guilty to taking syabu and amphetamine.
Randy and Papet were jailed eight months each, Azmir was fined RM2,300 or seven months’ jail, while the rest were handed seven months’ jail each. They were charged under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which provides for a fine of up to RM5,000 or up to two years’ jail on conviction.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Said and Papet, who are undocumented, were ordered to be referred to the Immigration Department after serving their sentence while the rest were ordered to be placed under police supervision for two years, thereafter.
Meanwhile, Jerry Mawak was sentenced to eight months’ jail for having 0.03gm of syabu. He was charged under Section 12 (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which provides for a fine of up to RM100,000 or up to five years’ jail, or both, on conviction.