Four directors of gold investment company Genneva Sdn Bhd were ordered by the Sessions court yesterday to enter their defence on 224 counts of money-laundering.
Liew Chee Wah, 58, who has since resigned from the company, Ng Poh Weng, 62, Marcus Yee Yuen Seng, 60, and Chin Wai Leong, 36, were also ordered to enter their defence on illegal deposit taking charges.
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4 Genneva directors to enter defence for money-laundering
By Jennifer Gomez
KUALA LUMPUR: Four directors of gold investment company Genneva Sdn Bhd were ordered by the Sessions court yesterday to enter their defence on 224 counts of money-laundering.
Liew Chee Wah, 58, who has since resigned from the company, Ng Poh Weng, 62, Marcus Yee Yuen Seng, 60, and Chin Wai Leong, 36, were also ordered to enter their defence on illegal deposit taking charges.
Judge Datuk Rozana Ali Yusoff ruled that the prosecution had established a prima facie case for all the charges against the four.
Lawyers for the four, Mohamed Haniff Khatri and Keppy Wong said their clients will give sworn evidence.
The court fixed March 15 to enter defence.
Ng, 62, was charged with 93 charges of money-laundering, Yee was charged with 40 counts, while Leong and Liew were charged with 61 and 30 counts of money-laundering respectively.
The offences were allegedly committed between July 2008 and June 2009.
The four were also charged with accepting deposits from the public, in their capacity as directors, without valid license at Jalan Kuchai Lama here between November 2008 and July 2009.
The company, Genneva, was also charged with accepting deposits from the public without valid license at the same time and place, under the Banking and Financial Institutions Act.
A total of 42 prosecution witnesses testified in the trial which began in March 2011.
The prosecution was represented by deputy public prosecutor Mardziatun Nisa Ahamadul Kabir and Bank Negara’s prosecuting officer Alvin Ong.
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By Jennifer Gomez
KUALA LUMPUR: Four directors of gold investment company Genneva Sdn Bhd were ordered by the Sessions court yesterday to enter their defence on 224 counts of money-laundering.
Liew Chee Wah, 58, who has since resigned from the company, Ng Poh Weng, 62, Marcus Yee Yuen Seng, 60, and Chin Wai Leong, 36, were also ordered to enter their defence on illegal deposit taking charges.
Judge Datuk Rozana Ali Yusoff ruled that the prosecution had established a prima facie case for all the charges against the four.
Lawyers for the four, Mohamed Haniff Khatri and Keppy Wong said their clients will give sworn evidence.
The court fixed March 15 to enter defence.
Ng, 62, was charged with 93 charges of money-laundering, Yee was charged with 40 counts, while Leong and Liew were charged with 61 and 30 counts of money-laundering respectively.
The offences were allegedly committed between July 2008 and June 2009.
The four were also charged with accepting deposits from the public, in their capacity as directors, without valid license at Jalan Kuchai Lama here between November 2008 and July 2009.
The company, Genneva, was also charged with accepting deposits from the public without valid license at the same time and place, under the Banking and Financial Institutions Act.
A total of 42 prosecution witnesses testified in the trial which began in March 2011.
The prosecution was represented by deputy public prosecutor Mardziatun Nisa Ahamadul Kabir and Bank Negara’s prosecuting officer Alvin Ong.
Read more: 4 Genneva directors to enter defence for money-laundering - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/4-genneva-dir...8#ixzz2InDoE2hf
Jan 23 2013, 06:25 PM
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