CEO claims trial to cheating over 'Hooray X Fest Raya' booth sale

KUALA LUMPUR: The chief executive officer of an event management company pleaded not guilty at a Magistrate’s Court here to a charge of cheating a woman in connection with the Hooray X Fest Raya sales festival two months ago.

Muhammad Alif Hakim Jamal, 23, is accused of cheating Siti Wardina Basir over the sale of a booth space, which induced her to hand over RM1,500.

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He is alleged to have committed the offence under Section 420 of the Penal Code at the World Trade Centre here at 2.34am on April 19.

The offence carries a maximum jail sentence of 10 years with whipping and a fine, if convicted.

Deputy public prosecutor Noraisyah Mohamed Zanyuin urged the court to set bail at RM5,000 with one surety but the accused’s lawyer, Zamri Idrus, sought minimum bail on the grounds that his client has to undergo dialysis for kidney disease three times a week at a cost of RM1,050.

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Magistrate Marisqa Khalizan set bail at RM3,000 with one surety and fixed July 27 for case mention.

On April 25, actor and producer Boy Iman, whose actual name is Noruliman A Rahman, was among four individuals charged here for the same offence. – Bernama