'Datuk' businessman charged in RM20mil cheating case


KOTA KINABALU: A businessman who lobbied to be a candidate in last year's state election has been charged with seven counts of cheating a 75-year-old man of about RM20mil over shares in a real estate company.

Datuk Chee Chi Vun, 52, pleaded not guilty on Monday (Feb 16) before Sessions judge Zaini Fishir @ Faisal after being charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating, read together with Section 34 for a criminal act committed jointly with a common intention.

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