KOTA KINABALU: A lorry driver pleaded guilty at the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday to a charge of misappropriating RM13,289.35 worth of diesel fuel belonging to a company.
Magistrate Herlina Muse, however, deferred sentencing to April 21 this year.
Liaw Cheng Yi, 28, was charged with siphoning off the diesel for his own personal use at a Shell station in Membakut, Beaufort between December 1, 2013 and January 19, 2014 while employed as a lorry driver by Syarikat Segala Kota Sdn Bhd.
The charge under Section 403 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of between six months and five years, whipping and a fine.
The court released Liaw on RM3,000 bail with two local sureties.
Prosecuting officer Azaman Hamat appeared for the prosecution while the accused was unrepresented.