KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — The Sessions Court has sentenced a businessman to four years in prison today after he was found guilty of deceiving Jakel Trading Sdn Bhd’s legal manager, causing him to incur a RM400,000 loss five years ago.
Judge Kamarudin Kamsun imposed the sentence after concluding that the defence had failed to raise a reasonable doubt in the case of Mohamed Noor Mohamed Amin, 51, at the end.
“….the prosecution succeeded in proving the case beyond reasonable doubt. Therefore, the accused is found guilty and convicted of the charges against him,” said the judge.
The court handed down a three-year term for the first charge and a four-year term for the second and third charges, to be served concurrently, commencing today.
However, the court allowed the request by the accused’s lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla to stay the sentence pending an appeal in the High Court, with his bail increased from RM50,000 to RM80,000.
Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Aiman Azahan requested an appropriate sentence, considering the seriousness of the offence, which involved significant financial losses.
Meanwhile, Haniff sought a fine as punishment, citing his client’s dependent family and that he had a tumour.
Mohamed Noor was accused of defrauding Jakel Trading’s legal manager Aiman Dazuki, 34, by coaxing him into investing in shares of a fictitious company. The company transferred RM400,000, a sum the victim would not have relinquished without being misled.
The offences were committed at the Jakel shopping centre along Jalan Munshi Abdullah in Dang Wangi, between April 15 and June 12, 2019.
He was charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which is punishable by imprisonment of between one and ten years, whipping, and liable to a fine.
On November 8 last year, the accused was ordered to defend himself against the three charges.
A total of 17 prosecution witnesses and five defence witnesses, including the accused, testified during the trial.
— Bernama
