Sadong Jaya man fined RM500 for unlawfully possessing RM1,000 in bank account

The court complex in Kuching.

By Dorcas Ting

KUCHING, Sept 11: A local man was sentence to a RM500 fine or two weeks in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for unlawfully possessing RM1,000 in his personal bank account last April.

Muhammad Nazri Aziz, 21, from Kampung Semera Ulu, Sadong Jaya, pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 37(1) of the Sarawak Minor Offences Ordinance 1958 before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali.

According to the charge, the money was transferred into the accused’s account from a bank located in Jalan Matang at around 11.40am on April 23.

Case facts revealed that on the day of the incident, the male complainant received a WhatsApp message allegedly from a friend named Safwan, asking to borrow RM1,000. The sender requested the amount be transferred into an account registered under the accused’s name.

The complainant later realised he had been scammed after seeing a Facebook post showing a police report filed by the real Safwan, stating his WhatsApp account had been hacked.

Upon this discovery, the complainant lodged a police report, leading to an investigation that resulted in the accused’s arrest.

Investigations revealed that the RM1,000 was transferred into the accused’s account without any legitimate reason.

ASP Arman Ibrahim prosecuted the case, while the accused was not represented by a lawyer. — DayakDaily