Assistant supervisor pleads not guilty to defrauding company of RM11,394

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KUCHING, June 29: An assistant supervisor of a development company claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to 10 charges of criminal breach of trust.

Dusty Indit Tang, 31, pleaded not guilty to the 10 charges framed against him.

Judge Marutin Pagan fixed July 28 for case management.

The accused was charged with 10 charges, where he allegedly committed a breach of trust in his capacity as an assistant supervisor by taking a total amount of RM11,394 comprising the monthly salary of an Indonesian worker between May 2019 to February 2020.

The said Indonesian worker had stopped working with the company since May 2019.

The accused was charged under Section 408 of the Penal Code which carries an imprisonment term between one and 14 years, and liable to whipping and a fine upon conviction.

DPP Danial Ilham Kamaruddin prosecuted while the accused was unrepresented by counsel. — DayakDaily