Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay
(pic) said they were charged for money laundering activities for the benefit of the gang.
He added that the gang’s alleged leader, Datuk Seri Nicky Liow Soon Hee, was charged under Section 130V of the Penal Code together with his personal assistant, who is also believed to be a gang member.
“Nicky and his assistant, a female Chinese national named Niu Zhe, were charged with being members of an organised criminal group, Comm Ayob Khan said in a statement on Friday (April 9).
Nicky and Niu were charged in absentia as both suspects are still at large.
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Published on: Thursday, March 11, 2021
By: Jo Ann Mool
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Kota Kinabalu: A business owner was on Wednesday fined RM5,000 or two months jail by the Sessions Court for allowing a Filipina illegal immigrant to stay in his premises.
Chung Siew Chin pleaded guilty before Judge Azreena Aziz to permitting the 47-year-old Filipina, who has no travel pass, to stay at the four-storey showroom and office extension adjacent to an existing two-storey office warehouse at KM 8, Jalan Tuaran here.
The offence under Section 55E(1) of the Immigration Act provides for a fine of between RM5,000 or 30,000 or a jail term of up to 12 months or both on conviction for each illegal immigrant found at the premises.