Sabah bank fraud first such case to be investigated under Sosma, says CCID director

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Speaking at a press conference on Thursday (July 25), Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli said the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) will be used for the first time in investigating a commercial crime case that led to the busting of the syndicate responsible for the RM24.2mil bank fraud in Kota Kinabalu.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/msh7rpw4   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The first is about the accusation under the Safety Mistake Act,

00:06under the Special Measures Act 2012,

00:10or better known as SOSMA,

00:13Security Offences Special Measures Act 2012,

00:16against the HIST Syndicate,

00:19which is a syndicate of planned crimes,

00:21the issuance of money from a fixed account.

00:25It is known that 10 individuals involved in planned crimes

00:29to issue money from a fixed account in a bank,

00:35which is called MBSB Bank,

00:38have been accused in court session 5,

00:41in Kota Kinabalu today,

00:4325 July 2024,

00:46around 9.30 this morning.

00:50All of them have been accused under section 130V

00:55in bracket 1 of the Penal Code,

00:58for committing a group of planned crimes

01:03which requires imprisonment for at least 5 years,

01:08or no more than 20 years,

01:11if proven guilty.

01:13Their accusations were made

01:16after the investigation has proven

01:19that their actions are a threat to the public order.

01:26All of them were found not guilty,

01:29and the court has set the date

01:32to be 13 September 2024,

01:37in the High Court of Kota Kinabalu.

01:40All of the court's requests have been rejected,

01:43and they will be detained in Kepayan Prison, Kota Kinabalu,

01:47under section 259 of the Penal Code.

01:53This is the first time

01:56that the Commercial Crimes Investigation Department

01:58has used the SOSMA Law,

02:00or the Special Measures Act of 2012,

02:04in an investigation involving commercial crime cases.

02:09Landmark.

02:11The decision to use SOSMA in this investigation

02:14was made after it was found

02:17that the crimes committed by this syndicate

02:20are planned and serious crimes,

02:23and can cause millions of ringgit

02:26to the public.

02:29The investigation began on 28 June 2024,

02:34and ended on 22 July 2024.

02:39The investigation has shown

02:42that more than 50 law enforcement officers

02:47and low-ranking police officers

02:49have acted in small task force.

02:53It involves millions of ringgit in all ranks,

02:57and synergies every officer

03:00with the State Prosecutor's Office

03:03to bring the investigation today.

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