Wednesday, March 28, 2012

LAWYER CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF CBT INVOLVING RM5.07 MILLION

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SHAH ALAM, March 27 (Bernama) -- A lawyer who was charged with criminal

breach of trust (CBT) involving a cheque of RM RM638,764 last month, was charged

at the Sessions Court here today with another two counts of CBT involving

RM5,071,344.80.

Zainudin Maksom, 40, however, pleaded not guilty to both charges after they

were read to him before Judge Aslam Zainuddin.

The lawyer was alleged to have committed the CBT involving RM2,223.075.40

and RM2,848,269.40 entrusted to him by Heveaplast Marketing Sdn Bhd at his two

legal firms located in Kajang, namely at No: 40A, Tingkat 1, Jalan Raja Haroun

and at No: 5, Tingkat 1, Jalan Saga, Taman Sri Saga, Sungai Chua, between Nov 3,

2008 and Aug 10, 2009.

He was charged under Section 409 of the Penal Code which provides a maximum

jail term of 20 years, whipping and possible fine upon conviction.

Aslam allowed Zainudin bail of RM250,000 with two sureties and fixed April

20 for remention.

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COURT-CBT 2 (LAST) SHAH ALAM

The judge also ordered Zainuddin to surrender his passport to the court and

allowed the lawyer''s application to have the case be heard together with the

other CBT charge he was facing.

Deputy public prosecutor M.Puveneswaran appeared for the prosecution, while

Zainuddin was represented by lawyers Jaspal Singh Mann and T.Santhakumari.

On Feb 27, Zainuddin also claimed trial to a CBT charge involving a cheque

of RM638,764.

-- BERNAMA

FAI HK NHA


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