GEORGE TOWN: An accounts clerk pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here yesterday to 133 counts of criminal breach of trust involving RM445,815 belonging to a company.
Teh Ya Ling, 41, who was an accounts clerk at a gold and jewellery assaying company, allegedly committed the offences by transferring the company's money between Oct 18, 2019 and May 31, 2021.
All the offences were committed at the company premises in Jalan Sungai, Timur Laut district here. Teh was charged under Section 408 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum jail term of 14 years, whipping and a fine, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Lee Jun Keong urged the court to set bail at RM100,000, and for the accused to surrender her passport to the court.
In mitigation, Teh's counsel, Teoh Kung Yu, pleaded for lower bail, as she was now working as a clerk at another company with a monthly income of RM2,800, and was supporting her 81-year-old father.
Judge Sharmila Abdul Samad then set bail of RM66,500, in one surety, for all charges, and ordered the accused to surrender her passport to the court until the disposal of the case.
The court fixed Feb 9 for mention and submission of documents. Bernama