Hazwan Wook Baharudin pleaded not guilty to the charge of fraudulent concealment of property under Section 424 of the Penal Code before judge Azrul Darus.

The offence allegedly took place on Feb 26 at Jalan Klang Lama here. If found guilty, Hazwan could face up to five years in jail, a fine, or both.

Deputy public prosecutor M Saravanan asked the court to impose bail of RM40,000 in one surety on Hazwan.

However, lawyer Khairul Hazwan Rashid pleaded for a lower amount, saying the accused was also a “victim” in this situation as he had been duped into opening the bank account involved.

“He fell victim to a Singapore job scam, and this bank account was opened for the purpose of receiving ‘salaries’ (for the allegedly non-existent job),” Khairul claimed.

He said Hazwan has been charged with similar offences in the Penang and Kajang sessions courts.

Azrul granted bail of RM10,000 in one surety and fixed June 9 for the next case management.