By Dorcas Ting
KUCHING, March 8: A man, his son and daughter claimed trial to 39 charges of accepting deposits amounting to RM1.7 million without a licence between 2018 and 2019.
Zulkefli Rijan, 53, Mohamad Azmeer Zulkefli, 32, and Nurazlin Zulkefli, 27, from Selangor pleaded not guilty to the charges framed under Section 137(1) of Financial Services Act 2013 and punishable under Section 137(2) of the same Act which carries a fine of up to RM50 million or imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or with both, upon conviction.
They were charged in three different Magistrate’s Courts.
Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali, Magistrate Zubaidah and Magistrate Zaiton Anuar allowed the three accused to be released on bail of RM14,500 and one local surety each and report to Rawang police station fortnightly.
They also face similar charges in Selangor.
According to the charge sheet, the three accused were charged with accepting deposits of amounting to RM1.7 million in total without a licence as stated in Financial Service Act 2013 from 11 male victims and 3 female victims from January 2018 to June 2019, at different banks, coffee shops, and the victims’ houses in Kuching.
The accused were investment agents who offered investment opportunities to the victims and promised promising returns on their investments. However, the victims did not receive any profit from the said investments as offered by the accused.
The victims subsequently lodged police reports.
The three accused were represented by Counsel Simon Siah. — DayakDaily
