KUALA LUMPUR: A lorry driver pleaded not guilty in the Ampang magistrates’ court today to a charge of assisting in the concealment of a recently stolen automatic teller machine (ATM).
Loh Kian Luck, 41, is accused of voluntarily assisting in concealing the machine, which is owned by Public Gold and was reported missing, at the Bukit Angkat Industrial Area at 3pm on Dec 2.
The charge, framed under Section 414 of the Penal Code, carries a prison sentence of up to seven years, a fine, or both upon conviction.
Magistrate Normaizan Rahim allowed Loh bail of RM3,500 with one surety and fixed Feb 20 for mention.
Deputy public prosecutor Wan Nur Iman Wan Ahmad Afzal appeared for the prosecution while Loh was represented by lawyer Vinobha Doss from the national legal aid foundation.