KUALA LUMPUR: A car salesman pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court to two charges of assisting to conceal over RM900,000 in his bank account.
On the first and second charges, Oliver Yap Chee Fong, 29, is accused of assisting in the concealment of RM939,129 belonging to a 40-year-old woman named Tan Wai Mei. The amount was deposited into his bank account at Taman Sentul Bahagia, Sentul, on Oct 17, 2022, and March 15, 2023.
He is charged under Section 424 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of five years’ jail, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Amir Haniff Ahijman proposed bail at RM60,000 for both charges, Bernama reported.
However, Yap’s lawyer, Amritpal Singh, requested a reduction to RM3,000, citing that his client earned only RM1,700 per month.
He added that Yap had cooperated fully during the investigation and was not a flight risk.
Judge Azrul Darus granted bail at RM8,000 in one surety and set April 28 for mention.
