Man claims trial to using fake share transfer forms

KOTA KINABALU: A 67year-old man claimed trial at the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday to four charges of dishonestly using as genuine fake share transfer forms and resignation letters.

Ling Tiong Chai, who appeared before magistrate Jessica Ombou Kakayun, was charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code, punishable under Section 465 of the same Code.

The indictment carries a jail term of up to two years or with a fine or both, upon conviction.

On the first to the second charges, the accused had allegedly used as genuine the 32A forms to transfer RM291,501 worth of shares of Abdul Rahman @ Abdul Rahman Khan @ Abdul Rahman Ashraff, 77, to Maria Theresa Yong Abdullah and RM150,000 worth of shares to Sitilah Gillod at a company here on August 15, 1996 and April 16, 2000, respectively.

The third and fourth counts accused Lim of using as genuine “resignation as director” letters under the name of Abdul Rahman at the same place on June 26, 2000 and April 16, 2001, respectively.

The court fixed June 14 this year for pre-trial case management and the accused was released on RM10,000 bail for all the charges with two local sureties.

In a separate case, Mohd Hijan Abd Rasyid was fined RM5,500 by the same court after he pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing cannabis and consuming syabu.

On the first charge, the accused was fined RM4,000, in default, 12 months’ jail for having 3.48 grams of cannabis at Damai area on February 13.

He received another RM1,500, in default, six months’ jail for his second charge after his urine tested positive for drug abuse.