Kota Kinabalu: Ten individuals, including two bank managers believed to be involved in fraudulent withdrawals of RM24.2 million from fixed deposit accounts of bank account holders, were tentatively charged in the Sessions Court on Thursday.
The accused persons were Subramaniam Thangavelu, 56, a teacher; Josepin J. Langkan, 38, a contractor; Nasir Abdul Rasid, 60, a pensioner; Irene Chin Nyuk Thien, 38, and Christina @ Caroline Pianus Etip, 53, both bank branches' managers; Sugumaran K. Ponniah, 56, a self-employed; Vireonis Jonok, 35, an unemployed; Leong Hin Ping, 62, a pensioner; Hasran Magin, 46, a fisherman and Mazlani Jenuary, 53, an unemployed.
All were brought before Judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan and were charged with being members of an organised crime group allegedly led by Josepin involved in serious offences between April 26 and July 10 of this year at the MBSB branch here.
No plea was recorded from the 10, who were individually charged under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of between five years and 20 years on conviction.
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