Michael Chia sentenced to jail, caning for cheating

By STEPHANIE LEE

KOTA KINABALU: Businessman Micheal Chia who was involved in a RM2.5mil attempted cheating case 10 years ago has been sentenced to a year's jail plus one stroke of the rotan.

Sandakan Sessions Court judge Elsie Primus when delivering the sentence on Wednesday said that Chia was found guilty of attempted cheating and had failed to raise reasonable doubt in his case.

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