By Tedong Rantayy
MIRI, Sept 27: A 24-year-old man is facing up to five years in jail after a bank mistakenly transferred RM10 million into his account, and he allegedly spent nearly half a million ringgit of it instead of alerting the bank.
The accused, Andrian Pahang Gau, pleaded not guilty today in the Magistrate Court here to 34 counts of misappropriating funds totaling RM10 million.
Magistrate Sandy Yvette Freddy presided over the case, where Andrian is charged with misappropriating RM309,100 over a span of three days, from Aug 12 to 14, before the bank discovered the transactions.
The incident reportedly occurred at Hong Leong Bank Berhad’s branch at Jalan Merbau during the stated dates.
The charges were brought under Section 403 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum imprisonment of five years, whipping, and a possible fine upon conviction.
Appearing for the prosecution was ASP Mary Ong, alongside Inspector Mudzilawari Abdul Rahman from the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) Miri.
The accused was represented by counsel Firdaus Morshidi.
The court granted bail to the accused, setting it at RM22,500 with one surety, and scheduled October 24 for Pre-Trial Case Management (PTCM). — DayakDaily
