KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here fined a man RM200 for being a mule account holder for fraudulent activities.
Koh Chin Hua, 26, from Niah, Miri pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar to a charge framed under Section 37 (1) of the Sarawak Minor Offences Ordinance 1958.
If convicted, the Section provides for a jail term of up to three years and a fine of RM500.
Koh was accused of allowing RM1,800 to be transferred into his bank account—money believed to have been illegally acquired—around 4.40pm on Dec 7, 2021 at a bank in Jalan Tabuan here.
Magistrate Zaiton also sentenced him to four days in jail if he failed to pay the fine.
Koh admitted to opening the bank account and letting an unknown individual use the ATM card in return for RM200.
Inspector Merylene Lindan Andrew Mang prosecuted while the accused was unrepresented by legal counsel.
