Mohammed Al Faizal Mohammed, 45, pleaded not guilty to the charge read out to him before magistrate Nur Hafizah Rajuni.

Faizal is alleged to have duped a man, aged 56, to transfer RM115,100 into an RHB Bank account belonging to the accused for the purpose of applying for permits for foreign workers.

He was alleged to have committed the offence at a restaurant in Rawang between July 17, 2020 and Jan 19, 2021, and was charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of up to 10 years, whipping or a fine, upon conviction.

Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Anis Farhah Ahmad Hilmi offered bail of RM7,000 with one surety, but the accused, who was unrepresented, asked for the amount to be reduced as he was the family’s sole breadwinner and had four children who were still studying.

The court allowed him bail of RM5,000 with one surety and set Feb 22, 2022 for case remention.