88 cases of lawyers breaking the law, committing CBT

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 88 criminal breach of trust (CBT) cases committed by lawyers have been recorded, resulting in RM88.3mil in losses between 2021 and last year.

“While the cases only involved 0.4% of the 21,570 lawyers registered with the Malaysian Bar, the average losses are about RM998,333 per case,” said Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf.