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False representation
  • 7 Aug 2025

    MOHD AZHIDI BIN LAILI

    Citation
    WA-62SC-3-02/2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
    Court
    Sessions Court
    Case number
    WA-62SC-3-02/2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

    Court convicted defendant on all counts and imposed concurrent imprisonment of 24 months (effective) from 21.5.2024 for each s.206(b) count and for s.59(1) count, and fines of RM1,000,000 per s.206(b) count with 3 months default imprisonment per fine (total default custody aggregated to 27 months). The sentence was justified by the deliberate and sophisticated nature of the fraud, the use of concealment and mule accounts, significant victim loss (RM1.45m), delayed guilty plea reducing mitigation, and the necessity of public deterrence; concurrent custodial terms and acknowledgement of mitigat…