THREE people including a real estate company director with a Datuk Seri title were charged in two Sessions Courts in Kuala Lumpur today on criminal breach of trust and abetting over the rent of an office unit amounting to RM52,000 last year. 

Datuk Seri Chua Eng Wan, 48, Teh Guat Wei, 31, and Chua Jia Meng, 24, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read before judges Sabariah Othman and Kamarudin Kamsun. 

Before Sabariah, Eng Wan was accused as the director of a company entrusted with the possession of money amounting to RM52,000, which is the rental money of an office unit in Arkadia Desa Park City, Kepong, for committing criminal breach of trust by using the money.

The offence was committed at Arkadia Desa Park City in Kepong on October 11 last year under Section 409 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of no less than two years and a maximum of 20 years, whipping, and a fine, if convicted. 

Before Kamarudin, Teh and Jia Meng were accused of abetting with Eng Wan to commit criminal breach of trust on the rent amounting to RM52,000 for same office unit under Section 109 of the Penal Code read together with Section 409 of the same code, which provides for a similar punishment.

Deputy public prosecutor Nur Aqilah Ishak proposed a bail of RM10,000 for Chua and deputy public prosecutor Zulaaikha Mohd Apandi suggested a bail of RM15,000 for Teh and Jia Meng, while counsel Felix Saw Chia Hui who represented the defendants appealed for bail to be reduced as his clients would not abscond and would attend court.

The court allowed bail of RM10,000 with one surety for each of the accused and set April 14 and 20 for remention of the case. – Bernama, March 14, 2022.