MELAKA: The Ayer Keroh sessions court today sentenced a former accounts executive to a total of 24 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to six counts of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of funds totalling over RM680,000.
Tan Siau Ling, 43, entered the plea during two separate proceedings before judges Sabri Ismail and Darmafikri Abu Adam.
The court sentenced Tan to four years in prison for each count and ordered the sentences to run concurrently from the date of arrest on June 20, 2023.
Tan was charged with committing the offences while employed at Hap Yeng Seng Sdn Bhd by transferring RM680,108.13 from the company’s United Overseas Bank account into several bank accounts belonging to her and her ex-husband.
She was charged with committing the offences at the company’s premises at Jalan PM 5, Plaza Mahkota Melaka, here, between May 24, 2019 and Oct 23, 2019.
The charges framed under Section 408 of the Penal Code provides for imprisonment of up to 14 years with the possibility of whipping and a fine, if convicted.
Deputy public prosecutors Nazrin Ali Rahim and Rashidah Baharom recommended a suitable punishment as a lesson for both the accused and the community, taking into consideration the losses incurred by the company.
However, lawyer Nur Atifah Kamal Effendi, representing the accused, urged the court to consider a minimal prison sentence as Tan, a single mother, had expressed remorse. She also has three school-going children and an ailing mother to support. - FMT
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