Chairman of cooperative sentenced to eight years in jail for CBT


The accused of conducting a criminal breach of trust, Alan Lim Boon Siong, 41, (right, in grey) being escorted by the police arriving at the Session Court Johor Baru on Monday (Oct 26). -Photo by NUR AISYAH MAZALAN.

JOHOR BARU: A 41-year-old cooperative chairman was sentenced to eight years in jail and two strokes of the cane by the Session Court here for two counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) amounting to RM300,000 in September this year.

Alan Lim Boon Siong pleaded guilty to the charge that was read to him in front of Judge Aizatul Akmal Maharani.

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