Kota Kinabalu: A 60-year-old Indonesian man accused of conducting unlawful transactions involving RM5,400 through his personal bank account will stand trial on Jan 21–22 next year.
Sessions Court Judge Elsie Primus set the date for Martinus Talelu, who maintained his plea of not guilty during the pre-trial case management (PTCM).
Martinus is accused of unlawfully involving directly in a transaction on the money using his bank account at a financial institution between March 4 and 14 this year at Taman Cottage, Kepayan, here.
The offence under Section 424C(1) of the Penal Code carries a jail term of between three and ten years, or a fine of between RM10,000 and RM150,000, or both, on conviction.
The prosecution informed that all the relevant documents had been served to Martinus. The court also set another final PTCM date for the prosecution serve additional documents, if any.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Dk Afiqah Alya Ak Johari appeared for the prosecution while Martinus who is released on bail, was not represented.
During the proceedings, Martinus told the court that he would stand trial by himself without a counsel.
