Ex-director faces 71 cheating charges over RM4.7m used car scam

Former car trading director Kee Cher Kian was charged with 71 counts of cheating, causing RM4.7 million in losses.

The charges involve deceiving Wong Yoong Jed to transfer RM1.69 million for non-existent car purchases.

Kee was granted RM215,000 bail and must surrender his passport, with the case mention set for October 16.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — A former director of a used car trading company was charged at three Sessions Courts today with 71 counts of cheating a businessman over the purchase of non-existent used vehicles, resulting in losses of RM4.7 million.

Kee Cher Kian, 34, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out before Judges Azrul Darus, Norma Ismail and Muhammad Ilmami Ahmad.

Before Judge Azrul, Kee faced 26 charges in his capacity as a director of Buycar2u. He was accused of cheating Wong Yoong Jed, a director of Viso Capital Sdn Bhd and Lio Capital Sdn Bhd, by deceiving him into believing that various vehicles had been purchased.

These included the Toyota Alphard and Vellfire, Lexus RX200 and IS 250, Land Rover Evoque, Mini Cooper, Mercedes-Benz C200 and BMW X5.

This induced Wong to transfer RM1.69 million from Lio Capital and Viso Capital into Buycar2u’s bank account.

Before Judges Norma and Muhammad Ilmami, the accused faced 30 charges involving RM1.98 million and 15 charges involving RM1.02 million, respectively.

The offences were allegedly committed at several bank branches around the capital, including at Menara KL Sentral and Jalan Perak, between July 5, 2022 and Aug 3, 2022.

The charges were brought under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum jail term of 10 years and caning, and also liable to a fine upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutors Siti Suriatey Mohamed Yusoff and Eugenie Meredith Gilbert appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was represented by lawyer J. Matthews.

All three courts allowed the accused to be released on bail of RM215,000 with one surety, along with the additional condition that his passport be surrendered until the case is concluded.

The case mention was fixed for October 16. — Bernama

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前汽车贸易总监 Kee Cher Kian 被控 71 项欺诈罪名，造成 470 万令吉的损失。

指控涉及欺骗黄永杰（Wong Yoong Jed）转账 169 万令吉，用于购买不存在的汽车。

Kee获准以215,000令吉保释，并须交出护照，案件将于10月16日再次开庭审理。

吉隆坡，9月14日讯——一家二手车贸易公司的前董事今天在三个地方法庭被控71项罪名，罪名是欺骗一名商人购买不存在的二手车，导致其损失470万令吉。

34 岁的 Kee Cher Kian 在法官 Azrul Darus、Norma Ismail 和 Muhammad Ilmami Ahmad 面前被宣读指控后，表示不认罪。

在阿兹鲁法官面前，基以 Buycar2u 董事的身份面临 26 项指控。他被控欺骗 Viso Capital Sdn Bhd 和 Lio Capital Sdn Bhd 的董事黄永杰，让他误以为已经购买了多辆汽车。

其中包括丰田埃尔法和威尔法、雷克萨斯RX200和IS 250、路虎揽胜极光、迷你库珀、梅赛德斯-奔驰C200和宝马X5。

这促使 Wong 将 169 万令吉从 Lio Capital 和 Viso Capital 转入 Buycar2u 的银行账户。

在诺玛法官和穆罕默德·伊尔马米法官面前，被告分别面临 30 项指控，涉案金额达 198 万令吉；以及 15 项指控，涉案金额达 102 万令吉。

据称，这些罪行发生在 2022 年 7 月 5 日至 2022 年 8 月 3 日期间，地点包括吉隆坡中央车站和霹雳路的多家银行分行。

这些指控是根据《刑法》第 420 条提出的，该条规定最高可判处 10 年监禁和鞭刑，并处罚款。

副检察官 Siti Suriatey Mohamed Yusoff 和 Eugenie Meredith Gilbert 代表控方出庭，而被告的辩护律师是 J. Matthews。

三家法院均允许被告以 215,000 令吉的保释金和一名担保人保释，并附加条件是上交护照直至案件审理结束。

案件提审日期定于10月16日。——马新社

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