Six claim trial to online gambling charge in Penang

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Six people, three men and three women aged between 24 and 32 have pleaded not guilty at a Magistrate's court in Penang to a charge of running an online gambling call centre.  They were allegedly caught promoting online gambling using Facebook, WhatsApp and WeChat on computers and smartphones at a company named Geniebee Sdn Bhd, located at a commercial centre in Jelutong on Jan 16.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/nqxC5   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Six people have pleaded not guilty to a charge of running an online gambling call centre in Penang.

00:07 The three men and three women, aged between 24 and 32, were charged before Magistrate Mohd Azlan Basri on Tuesday.

00:15 Based on the charge sheet, they were allegedly caught promoting online gambling using Facebook, WhatsApp and WeChat on computers and smartphones

00:25 at a company named Gini B Serinyo & Behat, located at a commercial centre in Jeluntung on January 16.

00:33 The offence under Section 4, Subsection 1, Subsection G of the Common Gaming Houses Act, 1953,

00:40 carries a fine of between RM5,000 and RM50,000 and a jail term of up to three years upon conviction.

00:48 Deputy Public Prosecutor Syaira Akilah Khalil had urged the court to impose RM9,000 bail on each accused.

00:56 Mitigating for a lesser amount, lawyers Teh Yi Kai and Ang Shin Lee said based on their clients' backgrounds,

01:03 they have all dependents and are not flight risk.

01:07 The court set bail at RM3,000 for each accused and fixed March 11 for case mention, pending the submission of documents.

01:15 All six posted bail.

01:18 Thank you.

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