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Published: Wednesday August 21, 2013 MYT 2:16:00 PM
Updated: Wednesday August 21, 2013 MYT 2:18:47 PM
British citizen charged with possessing more than RM1mil worth of counterfeit money
BY MAIZATUL NAZLINA
KUALA LUMPUR: A British citizen was charged in a Sessions Court here for having a total of 4,896 pieces of counterfeit US Dollars notes amounting to more than RM1mil.
Billal Ganchi later claimed trial before judge Mat Ghani Abdullah after the charge was read to him in English on Wednesday.
The 46-year-old engineer was charged with possessing the USD100 notes totalling RM1,591,200 (USD489,600) which were found to be faked.
The offence was alleged to have committed at his house in Seri Lata Condo, Jalan 4/125, Taman Desa Petaling here on Aug 1 at about 4.35pm.
Billal was accused under Section 489C of the Penal Code which provides a maximum of 10 years' jail, if convicted.
Deputy public prosecutor Haderiah Siri applied for a mention date saying that no bail would be offered, as Billal was not a Malaysian citizen.
In pleading for a lower bail, Billal applied for a RM5,000 bail and British High Commission would post the bail.
Judge Mat Ghani then granted bail at RM900,000 in one surety pending mention on Sept 20.
He also ordered Billal to surrender his passport.
Billal was unrepresented.