A FACTORY worker pleaded not guilty at the magistrate’s court in Temerloh today to cheating and using a fake identity card to buy a motorcycle last year.

Herman Yusof, 30, whose lives in Gombak, is accused of committing the offences at a motorcycle shop at Chengal Business Centre, Temerloh, at 1.20pm, on August 23, 2022.

According to the first charge, he is alleged to have impersonated Faisal Hanif Rusli to purchase a Yamaha Y16ZR motorcycle.

The charge was framed under section 419 of the penal code, which provides for a prison term of up to seven years, a fine or both, upon conviction.

On the second charge, the father-of-four is accused of using a fake identity card bearing the same name, an offence under section 471 of the penal code, the penalty for which is up to two years in prison, fine, or both, if convicted.

Meanwhile, at the same court, Hermawati Arif, 29, pleaded not guilty to abetting Herman at a wood factory in Mentakab, between January and December 2017.

Hermawati, who is also a factory worker, was charged under section 474 of the penal code, read together with section 109 of the penal code, which provides for a prison term of up to seven years and a fine, if convicted.

Magistrate Tan Chiew King allowed Herman and Hermawati bail of RM10,000 and RM4,000, respectively.

Herman was also ordered to report to the nearest police station on every first Monday of the month.

Deputy public prosecutor Wardah Nabilah Mohd Abd Wahab appeared for the prosecution, while Herman and Hermawati were represented by National Legal Aid Foundation lawyer Mazieera Ra Sharifudin.

The court fixed March 22 for mention. – Bernama, February 8, 2023.