KOTA BARU: A licensed diesel wholesaler was charged at the Sessions Court here today for 116 counts of failing to maintain a stock book of controlled items and having submitted false information two years ago.
Mohd Fared Ramli, who owned Wau Beremas Enterprise, however, claimed trial to all the charges before Judge Zulkifli Abllah.
The 36-year-old accused was alleged to have committed 58 offences for failing to maintain stock books for diesel fuel and another 58 for submitting false information on the purchase of the fuel for export.
He was alleged to have committed the offences at PT249-A Jalan Sultan Omar, Kampung Chepa, Kubang Kerian about noon between November and December in 2022.
He was charged under Regulation 13 (1) of the Control of Supplies Regulation 1974and Section 8 (4( (b) of the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
Fared was represented by lawyer Datuk Sukri Mohamed while Sophian Zakaria and Suhana Mohd prosecuted.
The judge ordered the accused to be released on a RM100,000 bail with one surety and demanded him to hand over his passport and report himself to Kota Baru Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) office every month.
He also set July 23 for re-mention of the case.
It is learnt that the case was the biggest handled by Kelantan KPDN within the three-year period.