All the lawyers I spoke to said that my club members
involved in misappropriating monies from the club account can be charged under
Criminal Breach of Trust.
Our police and Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission don’t
seem to think so. Incidentally EAIC is
formed to receive complaints of misconduct from the
public against any enforcement officer or against any
enforcement agency in general and to investigate into and conduct
hearing on such complaints....
From what I understand and what the lawyers I approached
have advised me, if money is used by an individual or a group of members of
a club/society to benefit that person or that group of people, and such money
was not intended for his or their use , then
there is a criminal breach of trust.
As I have mentioned several times in this blog, only two
bank accounts were made known to the members and directors of the Lions Club of
Kota Kinabalu Host.
Joseph Chai and a few past presidents managed to open 3 bank
accounts in Alliance Bank Berhad under the
name of Lions Club of Kota Kinabalu Host, and 2 more accounts in Hong Leong
Bank Berhad under another name – Lions Club of Kota Kinabalu.
Bank Negara and Alliance Bank kept pushing the buck to one
another until finally Alliance Bank wrote
that this matter (of opening bank accounts in two different names) is confidential.
Did the police understand the seriousness of this matter? Apparently
not!
Only two of the bank accounts were ever made known to
directors and all other members, with the exception of the few privileged Past
Presidents most of whom were professionals, Justice of Peace, Datuk and the like, who were informed about the
existence of the other 3 bank accounts.
Donations were siphoned off to the secret accounts managed
by these few past presidents and used for purposes other than what it was meant
for.
I gave proof of this by way of a statement signed by John Ho
as chairman of the Past president council and Joseph Chai as Treasurer.
Monies received as donation and excess monies from project
accounts were used to purchase air conditioners for the club premises and for
renovation expenses. These expenses were neither approved by the directors nor by the members.
Monies from the secret bank accounts were also used to
entertain overseas guests when they came for a visit. They were entertained to
dinners and golf games.
All the above expenses are strictly prohibited by Lions Club
International.
Monies received from overseas were not reported to ROS as
required by the Societies Act.
Can these bank accounts be used for money laundering?
Why do the lawyers say that the above is a criminal breach
of trust and yet the police and EAIC do not think it is?
Is it because the members involved in the crime are doctors,
Justice of Peace and Datuks?
Now John Ho and Francis Liew have committed perjury by making
false statements in their affidavits.
How the police will view this is for us to wait and see.
I recently viewed a video where in parliament a member had
said that stealing is not wrong unless you get caught.
No wonder the slogan of the previous government was
‘Malaysia Boleh’.
2 comments:
Who did the investigating officer interview?
She did not interview any of the members who could have confirmed that they were never informed of the secret bank accounts.
In fact any investigation officer should have been intrigued as to why a few members decided to open bank accounts unbeknown to other members.
On 12.12.2016 John SF Ho sent a Whatsapp message to the members of Lions Club of Kota Kinabalu Host as follows:
J Ho: “The onus of proof of any wrong doing is on the accuser. Let Luqman prove KK Host has 3 bank accounts at Alliance Bank. Any legal organization can have as many bank accounts they want.”
I had proved that there are three bank accounts in Alliance Bank under LCKK Host.
AND bank statements of the third bank account was received by the investigating officer. She then asked me to provide her the pay-in -slips and payment vouchers saying that it is I who should provide the documents.
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