PETALING JAYA: Three people, including a married couple, have been hauled to the Sessions Court here today for cheating a contractor RM1.06 million two years ago.
A construction company project manager, Mohd Nasir Abu Hasan, 52; his wife, who is also a company director, Nazhatul Syahira Sanusi, 25, and architect Wan Anizam Wan Ishak, 52, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.
The trio were jointly charged for cheating S Letchumanan, 47, into investing in a non-existent highway project in the east coast.
They were accused of persuading Letchumanan into handing over RM1.06 million at Wisma Thiviya Builders Sdn Bhd, Jalan SP 2/4 Taman Serdang Perdana, Seri Kembangan near here, in September 2016.
They were charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code together with Section 34 of the same Act and were looking at a maximum of 10 years jail, whipping and fine if found guilty.
During the proceeding, Deputy Public Prosecutor Ashyraf Ashy'ari Kamaruzaman suggested RM100,000 bail with one surety for each the accused.
Defence lawyer, M Manoharan and Lily Chua, who were representing Mohd Nasir and Nazhatul Syahira requested for a lower bail, saying that they have three children and a mother to take care of.
Another lawyer Datuk Suraj Singh, representing Wan Anizam also applied for lower bail, saying that he only earned RM4,000 in salary and needed to take care of his three children.
The court later allowed for RM20,000 bail for each of the accused and ordered to hand over their passports to the court and report to the nearest police station every month.
The court also set June 6 for remention of the case.