A BUSINESSMAN with the title “Datuk” was charged in the Kuala Lumpur magistrates’ court today for attempting to deceive by impersonating the private secretary of the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang two years ago.

Redzuan Zainuddin, 40, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read before magistrate Nadia Othman.

Redzuan was accused of trying to dupe the acting chief executive officer of a bank subsidiary, Abd Samad Khalid, 58, by posing as the private secretary to the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, thereby prompting the victim to appoint the accused as a trustee member of Bank Rakyat Foundation.

The offence was committed at Menara 1, Menara Kembar Bank Rakyat, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur,  at 2.14pm on March 27, 2020, under section 419 of the penal code, read together with section 511 of the same code, which carries a maximum of seven years’ imprisonment or a fine or both, if found guilty.

Prosecuting officer Nom Phot Prackdit proposed bail at RM10,000 for the accused while counsel Ramalinggam, who is representing Redzuan, sought minimal bail as his client is married with eight children.

The court set bail at RM5,000 in one surety and fixed October 25 for re-mention of the case. – Bernama, September 6, 2022.