TAWAU: A senior officer of a gold mining company was charged at the Magistrate’s Court with four counts of receiving 230,000 ringgit in proceeds from unlawful activities between 2021 and 2023.
Brando Pang Tze Chiang, 50, nodded in understanding after the charges were read out before Magistrate Don Stiwin Malanjum.
No plea was recorded because the case will be heard in the Sessions Court.
According to the first charge, Brando is accused of receiving 55,000 ringgit in a Public Bank account from Kedai Emas Sri Hawa.
The second charge states he received 75,000 ringgit in a Hong Leong Bank account from the same gold shop.
For the third and fourth counts, he is charged with receiving 40,000 ringgit in the Public Bank account and 60,000 ringgit in the Hong Leong Bank account.
All transactions are alleged to be proceeds obtained from unlawful activities.
The charges were framed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
This Act provides for a maximum prison term of 15 years and a substantial fine upon conviction.
The court granted the accused bail of 10,000 ringgit for each charge with two local sureties.
The case will be mentioned at the Sessions Court here tomorrow.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Megat Mahathir Megat Tharih Afendi appeared for the prosecution.
The accused was represented by lawyer Vivian Thien. – Bernama
