Kota Kinabalu: A 35-year-old man was charged with six counts of committing computer crimes by making payment for several smartphones and gadgets.
Mohd Ariffin Rafiuddin pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Three of the charges were mentioned before Sessions Court Judge Noor Hafizah Mohd Salim while the rest before Sessions Court Judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan.
On the first and second count, Mohd Ariffin is accused of committing unauthorised access to the terminal operating system of a credit card under his name with intent to cheat by making payment for two iPhone 15 Promax each worth RM5,999.
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On the fourth count, Mohd Arrifin is accused of committing the computer crime by making payment for four Samsung Galaxy and one iPhone Pro, all worth RM30,695.
On the fifth count, he allegedly committed the offence by making payment for four IMac valued at RM26,996.
On the sixth count, Mohd Ariffin is accused of committing computer crime by making payment for two MacBook valued at RM10,398.
All the offences allegedly took place at Kedai Urban Republic Imago, here on June 12 between 1.30pm and 4.23pm.
The offence under Section 4(1)(a) of the Computer Crimes Act carries a fine of up to RM150,000, or a jail term of up to 10 years, or both, on conviction.
Noor Hafizah set Aug 27 for mention and released Mohd Ariffin on bail of RM8,000 in two local sureties for the first to third count.
Meanwhile, Amir Shah also fixed the same date for mention for the fourth to sixth count and offered Mohd Arrifin bail of RM2,000 in two local sureties for each charge.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Al Hakim appeared for the prosecution while counsel Lim Ming Zoong defended Mohd Ariffin.
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