Kota Kinabalu: A 60-year-old man claimed trial in the Magistrate’s Court to a charge of disposing of Tupperware items he allegedly removed from his tenant’s premises.
Ong San Poh pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to intentionally helping to dispose of stolen Tupperware-brand containers belonging to one Nancy Dusip, on Oct 29, this year, at 3.52pm, at Brilliant Hopes Enterprise, Alamesra Plaza, off the Coastal Highway.
The charge under Section 414 of the Penal Code carries up to three years’ jail, or a fine, or both, on conviction.
The court set Feb 5 for pre-trial case management and released Ong on RM5,000 bail in one surety.
In another case, a 28-year-old woman was fined RM1,600 or jailed one month for having illegal gambling equipment.
Norlijah pleaded guilty to having Hwa Hui gambling paraphernalia at the frontage of Restoren Mohideen, Sinsuran 1, on Dec 2, at 3pm.
She was charged under Section 9(1) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, which provides for a fine of up to RM5,000 or up to six months jail or both, on conviction.
The court heard from the prosecution that a police team, acting on information, conducted a check at the location and spotted a woman behaving suspiciously.
Officers identified themselves and arrested the woman, later identified as Norlijah and seized a Huawei mobile phone, a mobile printer, two small printed slips and RM60 cash from her.
Norlijah admitted to being involved in Hwa Hui betting and was found to have records of unlicensed lottery transactions.
Meanwhile, a 36-year-old man was fined RM100 or jailed three days for having an electrical cable believed stolen.
Arsibal pleaded guilty before the same court to having a roll of aluminium electrical cable at a workers’ quarters of Bina PYK Sabah Sdn Bhd, Jalan Nountun, Inanam, at noon on Dec 5.
He was charged under Section 22A of the Minor Offences Ordinance (Sabah Cap 80), which carries up to three months’ jail, a fine of up to RM100, or both.
The prosecution informed the court that, earlier that morning, the company discovered about 100 metres of electrical cable missing from its storeroom.
A check at the workers’ quarters found pieces of stripped cable.
Acting on information, police arrested Arsibal and seized the cable after he failed to provide a satisfactory explanation as to how he obtained the item.
In the same court, a 31-year-old woman was fined RM100 or jailed three days for failing to explain cash deposit into her bank account, two years ago.
Noraini Abdullah admitted to having RM10,000 in her Maybank account, which she could not reasonably explain on March 31, 2023, at 10.41am, here.
She was charged under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance (Sabah Cap 80).
The court heard from the prosecution that police investigations showed the complainant had come across an online cryptocurrency investment advertisement by a company.
The complainant’s mother later communicated with an individual posing as an agent and made transfers totalling RM44,558.88 to six different bank accounts.
No returns were received and the so-called agent later became unreachable.
The complainant lodged a report, which led to the tracing of one of the accounts involved, belonging to Noraini.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhammad Yousof Tahir Mahmood and Inspector Yusdi Basri prosecuted.
