SEREMBAN: A preschool assistant accused of cheating two individuals of RM1.64mil in an investment scam has been told to appoint counsel by the next case mention date.
Magistrate Nurul Saqinah Rosli told Rozma Yunus, 56, when the case came up for mention on Tuesday (Feb 4) that the prosecution had already prepared the relevant documents for the case to proceed.
As such, she said Rozma should have a lawyer by the next mention date on March 4.
On Jan 3, Rozma was charged with another person still at large with cheating a 56-year-old manager of a government-linked company over the fake investment.
The accused is alleged to have convinced the victim to transfer RM1,545,824 into a bank account.
In a separate court earlier, Magistrate Syed Farid Syed Ali also fixed March 4 for mention in another case involving both the accused.
This time, Rozma and the other accused were charged with deceiving a 55-year-old woman into transferring RM97,800 to a bank account.
The offences were allegedly committed between July 12, 2017 and Sept 1, 2022 in Kg Tok Dagang and Taman Panchor Jaya.
Rozma claimed trial to both charges under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating read together with Section 34 for a criminal act by several persons with common intent.
Offenders can be jailed between one and 10 years, caned and fined upon conviction.
DPPs Nik Nur Aqilah Syarfa Nik Zaidi and Nadia Ezzati Mohd Zainal conducted the prosecution.
