Man posing as crown prince’s aide pleads guilty to new cheating charge

A man accused of posing as an aide-de-camp to the Raja Muda of Selangor was charged again today over an alleged RM40,000 vehicle auction scam involving an SUV

Al Zulfadly Alias, 40, pleaded guilty to the charge.

However, his co-accused, Nurul Nur Syahirah Kamarudin, 37, pleaded not guilty when the joint charge was read out to them before magistrate Siti Zubaidah Mahat.

They were accused of deceiving a 43-year-old woman into believing they could arrange the purchase of a used Lexus RX350 for RM40,000, supposedly acquired through an auction held in conjunction with the Asean Summit.

The offence was allegedly committed at Taman Sri Andalas here between April 13 and 14.

The charge was framed under Section 420 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34, and carries a sentence of up to 10 years’ imprisonment, whipping and a fine, upon conviction.

The court granted both accused bail of RM8,000 each, with the additional condition that they report to the nearest police station once a monthmuntil disposal of the cases against them.

It also allowed an application to transfer the case to the Shah Alam magistrates’ court.

Deputy public prosecutor Uzzair Osman appeared for the prosecution.

Al Zulfadly was represented by G Tholasee from the National Legal Aid Foundation while Nurul Nur Syahirah was represented by Shah Rizal Abdul Manan.

The case was fixed for mention on Nov 20.

Yesterday, they were both charged at the Shah Alam magistrates’ court with cheating a victim in a separate RM30,000 vehicle auction scam in May.

Al Zulfadly pleaded guilty to the charge while Nurul Nur Syahirah claimed trial before magistrate Wan Noora Nisa Ngadirin.