Company and directors charged with selling subsidised diesel

IPOH: A diesel wholesale company and two of its directors were charged in the Sessions Court here for selling controlled items to an unlicensed company last year.

The company, Chin Kok Keong Trading, as a wholesale licence holder, was charged with selling controlled items to K2 Bitumen Sdn Bhd, which did not have a valid licence or written approval from the Supply Controller in Tungzen Industrial Park, Kampung Kepayang, Batu Gajah, on Dec 28, 2022.

Its director, Chin Kah Hei, 29, representing the company, claimed trial after the charge was read out before Judge Azizah Ahmad yesterday.

The charge was framed under Regulation 9(2) of the Control of Supplies (Supply Card) Regulations 1974, which provides a maximum fine of RM2mil and for a second offence or a repeat offence not exceeding RM5mil if convicted.

At the same court, Chin and another company’s director Chin Kok Keong, 59, pleaded not guilty to selling 10,950 litres of diesel to K2 Bitumen Sdn Bhd at the same place and date.

The charge was framed under the same law and read together with Section 22 (4) and can be punished under Section 22 (1) of the Control of Supplies Act 1961.

If convicted, they could be fined up to RM1mil or jailed up to three years, or both, and for subsequent offences, be fined of up to RM3mil, or imprisoned up to five years, or both.

The court fixed Feb 22 for case mention and submission of documents.

Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry prosecuting officer Hasyutantee Khalil prosecuted, while lawyer Teo Chin Cheong represented both directors. — Bernama