JOHOR BARU: A woman pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here to five charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving RM465,500 belonging to a car dealer company.
Sahela Abdul Rahim, 42, claimed trial after the charges were read before Sessions Court judge Mohd Zamir Suhaimee yesterday.
She was accused of dishonestly causing Shekeen Abdul Rahim, 39, to dispose of property belonging to a car dealership company by signing cheques and transferring money involving proceeds from the sale of vehicle import permits.
For the first charge, Sahela was said to have committed the offence on Aug 24, 2020, at the company’s office along Jalan Serampang, Taman Sri Tebrau here, by causing a cheque amounting to RM80,000 to be issued in her name.
The second charge alleged that she committed a similar offence at the same premises on Oct 13, 2020, also involving a cheque for RM80,000.
On the third charge, she was accused of committing the offence on Feb 11, 2021, at the same office, involving a cheque amounting to RM75,000.
For the fourth charge, Sahela was alleged to have dishonestly caused RM135,000, proceeds from the sale of vehicle import permits, to be transferred into her bank account on Nov 23, 2021.
She was also charged with transferring RM95,500 into the same account on Dec 29, 2021.
All five charges were framed under Section 403 of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of between six months and five years, whipping and a fine upon conviction.
Judge Mohd Zamir then allowed bail at RM12,000 for all charges with one surety against the accused and set April 3 for case mention for the handing over of documents.
Sahela posted bail.
