Cashier charged with stealing from bank

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/27/nation/20101027105948&sec=nation
GEORGE TOWN: A bank’s chief cashier was charged with stealing RM910,000 from the bank he worked in at Bishop Street here on Oct 18.

The accused, Mohd Nasir Ismail, 46, who was accompanied by several family members in the court room, was released on a RM8,000 bail on Wednesday.

Deputy public prosecutor Pang Chun Keat initially called for RM10,000 bail but the accused’s counsel, R.S.N. Rayer, asked to reduce bail to RM5,000 as his client had four school-going children.

The magistrate's court settled for RM8,000 and magistrate Nor Aini Yusof fixed Nov 22 for submission of documents.

Mohd Nasir, from Sungai Petani, was dressed in a white shirt and appeared calm in the court room.

He is charged under Section 381 of the Penal Code for theft, which carries a jail term up to seven years and a fine.

The suspect and an administrative assistant were detained by police on Oct 20 for allegedly stealing a total of RM1.5mil from the bank's strongroom.

It was reported that the administrative assistant, also aged 46, was released on police bail and had agreed to cooperate with the police.

The theft was uncovered when bank officials discovered the missing money and lodged a police report on Oct 19.

A packet containing RM90,000 was found on the lower ground floor of the bank while another packet of RM500,000 was recovered on the second floor.

Another RM860,000 was later retrieved from a bowling bag at a bowling alley in Sungai Petani.