SEREMBAN: A 36-year-old woman claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to a charge of committing criminal breach of trust involving RM199,491 belonging to a cooperative where she was previously employed as a clerk.
Noorazwin Zullkifli pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to her before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam on Tuesday (July 29).
The mother of three young children was charged with committing the offence between Feb 2, 2023 and March 22, 2024 at the Kg LBJ Johnson Cooperative office in Bandar Enstek in Nilai.
She had allegedly transferred the cash into her account online using a point of sale terminal belonging to the cooperative.
The accused was charged under Section 408 of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of between one and 14 years upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Syamimi Farhana Muhammad A. Aziz then told the court her team was offering the accused bail of RM30,000 with one surety pending remention.
She also asked that the accused be ordered to surrender her passport if she had one to the court.
Noorazwin's lawyer Ahmad Muzhaffar Abdul Razak pleaded for a lower bail as the accused had to provide for her three young children and only earned RM1,800 a month working at a convenience store.
He said her husband worked in Kuala Lumpur and only returned home occasionally.
Judge Mohamad Kamil then set bail at RM12,000 with one surety and ordered the accused to surrender her passport to the court, to report at the nearest police station once a month till her case is disposed off and to stay away from witnesses.
He fixed Sept 9 for mention.
