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Frozen Food Sdn Bhd director Yong Chee Keong (front) and the company’s manager Chong Kim Kuang are arrive at the Sessions Court in Johor Baru April 22, 2021. Picture by Ben Tan
JOHOR BARU: The director of a frozen food company along with its manager are expected to be charged at the Sessions Court here tomorrow as part of the meat cartel case.
This was informed by the Customs Department in a media release today.
According to the release, the company and its two executives will face four charges under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967 for possession of prohibited items.
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22 Apr 2021 / 17:36 H. Bernama
JOHOR BAHRU: Frozen food supplier, its director and manager who had been charged with using fake trade descriptions were today charged in the Sessions Court here with other offences.
LY Frozen Food Sdn Bhd, its director Yong Chee Keong, 40, and manager Chong Kim Kuang, 48, were charged with four counts each of abetment and possession of prohibited goods worth RM643,465.39 on Dec 15 last year.
Yong claimed trial after the charges against him were read out simultaneously with those against the company before Judge Wan Mohd Nor Hisham Wan Yaakob.
Chong also claimed trial before Judge Ahmad Fuad Othman in a separate court.
Published on: Wednesday, February 10, 2021
By: Bernama
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Chong Kim Kuang and Yong Chee Keong, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges. (Bernamapic)
JOHOR BAHRU: Two individuals and a company linked to a meat cartel case in December last year were charged in the Sessions Court here with seven counts each involving the Trade Descriptions Act 2011.
Chong Kim Kuang, 48, who is the manager of LY Frozen Food Sdn Bhd and Yong Chee Keong, 40, the company director, however, pleaded not guilt to all the charges readout separately before Judge Ahmad Fuad Othman.
Meanwhile, Yong in his capacity as the director also pleaded not guilty to the seven counts filed against the company.