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Consultant charged with cheating

Rahim claims trial to using fake documents as genuine to cheat company director over NEAC projects

PETALING JAYA: A financial consultant was charged and pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here yesterday to two counts of cheating a company director over National Economic Action Council (NEAC) projects.

Abdul Rahim Yahya, 54, also claimed trial to using fake documents as genuine to cheat Abdul Hamid Bawal, 52.

Meanwhile, production firm manager Adlena Adriana Abdullah, 40, pleaded not guilty to abetting Rahim in committing the offences.

According to the charge sheet, Rahim invited Hamid to participate in NEAC projects and promised him the returns totalling RM25 million within three months.

As a result, Hamid gave Rahim RM3 million at the premises of Dynamic Pillar (M) Sdn Bhd, No. 4B, Jalan SS3/33, Petaling Jaya, between Oct 1 and 31, 2005.

Between November and December 2005 at the same place, Rahim received another RM2.5 million from Hamid.

He also allegedly showed Hamid three letters purportedly issued by the NEAC one dated Oct 14, 2005 and the other two dated Oct 17, 2005 with regard to financial investment offers.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Ilmami Ahmad asked the court to fix the bail on Rahim and Adlena at RM300,000 with one surety each and order them to surrender their passports.

Lawyer Sallehuddin Saidin who represented both the accused, requested a lower amount.

Judge Nurmala Salim fixed the bail at RM200,000 with one surety and ordered the accused’s passports to be impounded. She also fixed three days from Nov 3 for trial.

As at 3pm, Rahim and Adlena had not posted bail.

— Bernama