An unrepresented Indonesian maid has been sentenced to eight months jail, and fined RM1,600 (US$400) for withdrawing RM800 (US$200) from her employer’s account.
Pleading for leniency, the single mother of three explained that her salary was equivalent to the amount withdrawn and that her children were still in school. However, the magistrate was unmoved, with the prosecution presenting CCTV footage taken from a Hulu Langat Maybank branch showing the suspect withdrawing the funds using an ATM.
Alleging that she “found” the card, the accused then explained that she overheard her employer revealing her PIN number, and then made the illicit debit transactions. Her employer noticed funds were missing, and promptly went to her local brand, who shared the surveillance footage.
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