Man pleads not guilty to 80 charges of possessing others’ ATM cards in Kuching
by Hafizah Abdul Hamid · Borneo Post OnlineKUCHING (Dec 17): A 28-year-old man pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to 80 charges of possessing other people’s bank ATM cards without lawful permission.
He made the plea after all the charges against him were read out separately before Judges Iris Awen Jon, Noorhisham Mohd Jaafar, Musli Ab Hamid, and Jason Juga.
Judges Iris, Noorhisham, and Musli each set January 22, 2026, for case management, while Judge Jason fixed January 26, 2026, for the same.
All four judges ordered the accused to report to the nearest police station on the first working day of every month.
He was allowed bail of RM12,000 in cash with two local sureties for 18 of the charges, while for the remaining charges, he was granted bail without deposit.
According to the charges, the offences were allegedly committed around 6pm on December 11, 2025, at a house along Lorong Bayor Bukit, Tabuan Jaya here.
The 80 charges were framed under Section 424A of the Penal Code, which carries a minimum fine of RM5,000 and a maximum of RM50,000, or imprisonment for not less than six months and not more than five years, or both, if convicted.
It was understood that police, acting on intelligence information, conducted a raid and arrested the accused on the day of the incident.
The raid reportedly led to the recovery of 80 ATM cards from various banks in the possession of the accused.
For the record, Section 424A of the Penal Code addresses offences involving the misuse of bank accounts for criminal purposes, particularly in cases of online fraud such as “account mule” activities.
The prosecution was conducted separately by Deputy Public Prosecutors (DPPs) Mohamad Aiman Mutallib Mohamad Shariff, Ruvinasini Pandian, Adriana Maisarah Mohd Farid, and Asmawi Nur Haqim Mokhtar.
The accused was represented by lawyers Tiong Ing Neng, Patrick Voon, and Alex Kong.