Man denies faking signature to transfer car ownership

KOTA KINABALU: A selfemployed man claimed trial in the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday to a charge of dishonestly using a fake signature of his business partner on letters in order to transfer a car ownership.

Ronnie Liew Ken Vui, 35, who appeared before magistrate Cindy Mc Juce Balitus, faces a charge under Section 471 of the Penal Code, punishable under Section 465 of the same Code.

The unrepresented accused had allegedly used as genuine the signature of his share partner Raymond Chua on their company power and resolution letters dated April 14, 2014 to transfer the Hilux car ownership.

He had allegedly committed the offence at an automobile company at 10.30am on April 14, 2014.

The complainant in this case went to the court yesterday to explain that he wished to withdraw his police report against the accused.

The complainant further said that he had lodged another report on the withdrawal of his earlier report on the accused as the company would make an agreement to settle this matter amicably.

Magistrate Cindy fixed January 17 next year to re-mention the case pending an instruction from the deputy public prosecutor’s office and the accused was released on RM2,800 bail with two local sureties.

Meanwhile, a man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday with dishonestly transferring RM9,987.89 to a bank account registered under his name.

Irwan Japaran, 41, pleaded not guilty before magistrate Cindy to transfer the cash belonging to a 57-year-old victim to his (the accused’s) account at a bank branch in Inanam at 10.50am on August 9, 2014.

The court set January 17 next year for case management and granted the accused RM3,300 bail with two local sureties, pending disposal of the case.