Three deny taking deposits without a licence

SUNGAI PETANI: Three people including a married couple claimed trial to four charges of accepting deposits without a licence amounting to almost RM50,000, in separate Session Courts here.

The accused are company director Suchart Ee @ Quah, 57, his wife Kamontip Chu @ Chim, 49, who is a financial clerk at the company, and a former director of the company, Mohamad Nahur Azad Ibrahim, 41, reported Bernama.

In the court before judge Azman Abu Hassan, they were jointly charged with accepting deposits amounting to RM17,000 without a valid licence from one Teng Li Fong, 38, at Perdana Height, on Nov 10, 2020.

In another court before judge Roslan Hamid, the three were jointly charged with three counts of accepting deposits without a valid licence, involving RM11,385, RM6,000 and RM15,000, also from Teng, at the same place between March 9 and Sept 30, 2020.

Judge Azman allowed bail of RM10,000 in one surety each, while judge Roslan set bail at RM20,000 with one surety each.

Both courts set Jan 16 for mention.