(Kuching, 18th) A 28-year-old man, suspected of possessing multiple bank cards belonging to others without legal authorization, faced a total of 80 criminal charges in the Kuching Sessions Court yesterday and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The accused, appearing before four different Session Court judges—Alice Awang, Noor Hisyam Mohamed, Musli Abdul Hamid, and Jason Juga—heard the charges one by one and denied all of them. Cases presided over by Judges Alice, Noor Hisyam, and Musli are scheduled for case management on January 22, 2026; the case with Judge Jason is set to be mentioned on January 26, 2026.
As one of the bail conditions, the court ordered the accused to report to the nearest police station on the first working day of every month.
The court granted the accused bail for 18 of the charges with RM12,000 cash and two local sureties; for the remaining charges, he was permitted bail without cash.^
According to court documents, the alleged offences took place around 6pm on December 11, 2025, at a residence on Lorong Bayor Bukit, Taman Dayak.
All charges were made under Section 424A of the Penal Code, which pertains to the misuse of bank accounts and bank instruments for criminal activities. Upon conviction, the accused may be fined RM5,000 to RM50,000, or imprisoned for 6 months to 5 years, or both.
Investigations indicated that police carried out a raid on the day of the incident based on intelligence and arrested the suspect. During the operation, police seized 80 ATM cards believed to belong to various banks and to be in the suspect’s possession.
This case is prosecuted by Deputy Public Prosecutors Mohamad Aiman, Ruvena Ciney Pandian, Adriana Maisarah, and Asmawi Nur; the accused is represented by lawyers Tiong Ing Neng, Patrick Wen, and Jiang Yali.
The accused, appearing before four different Session Court judges—Alice Awang, Noor Hisyam Mohamed, Musli Abdul Hamid, and Jason Juga—heard the charges one by one and denied all of them. Cases presided over by Judges Alice, Noor Hisyam, and Musli are scheduled for case management on January 22, 2026; the case with Judge Jason is set to be mentioned on January 26, 2026.
The court granted the accused bail for 18 of the charges with RM12,000 cash and two local sureties; for the remaining charges, he was permitted bail without cash.^
According to court documents, the alleged offences took place around 6pm on December 11, 2025, at a residence on Lorong Bayor Bukit, Taman Dayak.
All charges were made under Section 424A of the Penal Code, which pertains to the misuse of bank accounts and bank instruments for criminal activities. Upon conviction, the accused may be fined RM5,000 to RM50,000, or imprisoned for 6 months to 5 years, or both.
Investigations indicated that police carried out a raid on the day of the incident based on intelligence and arrested the suspect. During the operation, police seized 80 ATM cards believed to belong to various banks and to be in the suspect’s possession.
This case is prosecuted by Deputy Public Prosecutors Mohamad Aiman, Ruvena Ciney Pandian, Adriana Maisarah, and Asmawi Nur; the accused is represented by lawyers Tiong Ing Neng, Patrick Wen, and Jiang Yali.