KUALA LUMPUR: Four people, including a female soldier, pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here to a charge of cheating.
They allegedly defrauded a fellow soldier of RM38,400 in a non-existent perfume investment scheme two months ago.
The soldier Puteri Alisa Nabila Muhammad Razali, 23, is currently suspended from duty.
Three others – Mohammad Nazirul Azri Fairus, 29, Mariam Najwa Mahadi, 27, and Khor Leong Weong, 48 – are employees of a perfume shop.
All of them entered their pleas before magistrate Faezahnoor Hassan yesterday, Bernama reported.
The group was jointly charged with cheating Muhammad Adam Haikal Abdul Rahman, 20, by deceiving him into participating in a non-existent perfume investment.
This deception induced the victim to transfer RM38,400 into a bank account belonging to Mariam Najwa.
The offence allegedly took place at a restaurant in Sentul on May 2.
The suspects were charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same Code, which carries an imprisonment for a term of not less than one year and not more than 10 years, whipping, and a possible fine upon conviction.
The court allowed Puteri Alisa Nabila bail of RM14,000, while bail for the others was set at RM7,000 each.
The magistrate also ordered all four accused to surrender their passports to the court and fixed Aug 21 for mention.
