KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): An ex cashier with a supermarket chain was slapped with criminal breach of trust (CBT) and money laundering charges for transferring Touch 'n Go eWallet reload personal identification numbers (PINs) amounting to nearly RM600,000 — meant for sale to customers — to herself and her family. 

Nur Atiqah Asyirah Muhamad Fauzi, was charged at the Sessions Court on Thursday with two counts of CBT for transferring the Touch 'n Go eWallet reload PINs worth RM98,800, which belonged to a supermarket in Kepong, over the course of 2023 and 2024 to her own eWallet.

She was charged under Section 408 of the Penal Code, which carries a punishment of between one to 14 years, with whipping and a fine. However, it has to be noted that a sentence of whipping cannot be imposed on women.

Nur Atiqah was also charged with 12 counts of money-laundering charges for transferring a sum of RM469,400 in the form of the supermarket's Touch 'n Go eWallet reload PINs to herself, her family, and friends.

The charges are framed under Section 4(1)(b) Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds from Unlawful Activity Act 2001 (AMLA), which is punishable under Sub-section 4(1) of the same Act.

If found guilty, Nur Atiqah faces a maximum of 15 years’ imprisonment and a fine of not less than five times the alleged offence or RM5 million, whichever is higher.

Nur Atiqah pleaded not guilty to the charges and claimed trial. 

Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) M Saravanan, who appeared for the prosecution, said that this was a non-bailable offence. However, he left it to the court’s discretion. DPP Megat Mahathir Megat Tharih Afendi also appeared for the prosecution on Thursday.

The prosecution asked for the court to set bail at RM50,000 for the CBT charge, and RM50,000 each for the money-laundering charges.

Nur Atiqah’s lawyer Ainul Azwan @ Ainul Azirahman Ainul Jamal asked for the court to impose a lower sum, as his client was now a kindergarten teacher who only earned about RM1,000, and had to support her family, which included her siblings who were still schooling, and her father who suffered from chronic diabetes.

The court imposed bail of RM100,000 with one surety, and for Nur Atiqah to report to the authorities at Bukit Aman once a month, and for her passport to be impounded.