SEREMBAN: A mother and daughter, who had previously pleaded guilty to 11 counts of illegally receiving more than RM44,000 in deposits, changed their plea today at the Sessions Court.
Roslina Abu Bakar, 55, and her daughter, Ros Zunnurain Mohd Razif, 30, pleaded not guilty after all the charges were read by the court interpreter before Judge Diana Md Razali.
The court on June 27 had fixed today for facts and sentence. However after the charges were re-read, the duo then changed their plea.
They were charged with collecting deposits from 11 individuals amounting to RM44,000 without a valid licence under Section 10 of the Financial Services Act 2013 (Act 758) between January and March 2017.
The offence provides for jail term of up to 10 years or a maximum fine of RM50 million or both, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Nur Akmal Mohamad Azri prosecuted while the accused was represented by lawyer Datuk Hanif Hassan.
The court then set Sept 17 and Sept 23 to 26 for trial.
