KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here yesterday (July 10) fined two company directors RM500 or two weeks jail each for possessing RM190,000 illegally in their personal accounts.
Both Paul Chieng, 36, and Jillkarsten Then, 25, pleaded guilty to a charge which was read separately before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali.
According to the charges, Chieng allegedly obtained RM130,000, while Jillkarsten obtained RM60,000 in their accounts at a bank in Mile 3, on April 22, 2021.
They were charged under Section 37(1) of the Sarawak Minor Offences Ordinance read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code which carries a fine of RM500 and up to three months jail.
