JOHOR BARU: Two women claimed trial in the Sessions Court here for separate offences related to offensive online content and criminal breach of trust (CBT) totalling over RM1mil.
In the first case, Nurul Huda Mohd Bajuri, 49, pleaded not guilty to two counts of transmitting offensive communications via social media platforms last month.
The single mother was accused of using a TikTok account under the name “Ratu Putri Ratu Balqis” to knowingly create and transmit offensive content, including claims that she was a teacher to His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, as well as other Rulers, with intent to cause annoyance.
Nurul Huda allegedly also used an Instagram account bearing the same name to post similar content, including inappropriate remarks about the sultans in Malaysia and Brunei, and claims that the term “Darussalam” was reserved exclusively for heaven and prohibited for use in any country, state or district on Earth.
The offences were allegedly committed at an apartment in Sri Larkin here at about 4pm on March 27.
She was charged under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
Sessions judge Mohd Azhar Othman allowed bail at RM8,000 with one surety, and ordered the accused to surrender her passport, report to a police station monthly and refrain from contacting prosecution witnesses.
Case mention was set for May 8.
In a separate case at the same Sessions Court, Rafidah Abdul Hamid, 48, pleaded not guilty to five counts of CBT involving more than RM1mil in company funds before judge Datuk Che Wan Zaidi Che Wan Ibrahim.
The former sales executive of a housing developer, who is also a single mother, was accused of misappropriating funds ranging between RM73,000 and RM317,610 for personal use between May 30, 2022, and Oct 15 last year.
The charges were framed under Section 408 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of between one and 14 years, with whipping and a possible fine upon conviction.
According to the statement of facts, a 63-year-old company manager lodged a police report on March 31 after receiving a call from a law firm regarding a sale and purchase agreement involving two individuals.
Subsequent internal checks found no official record of the transaction, while investigations revealed that Rafidah, who had been employed since 2021, allegedly received payments from a buyer in January 2024 but failed to channel the funds into the company’s accounts.
She was also alleged to have forged a company officer’s signature on documents prepared by a law firm, and to have used a similar method to obtain money from another individual in the same year.
The court allowed bail at RM45,000 with one surety, and ordered her to report to a police station monthly and surrender her passport.
Case mention was set for May 6.
