JOHOR BARU: A former bank officer has been charged at the Sessions Court here with 13 counts of criminal breach of trust involving almost RM300,000.

       Nurfahana Atiqah Mohamad, 30, claimed trial to all charges before judge Fatimah Zahari on Wednesday (June 1).

       According to the charge sheets, she committed the offence at a bank in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, between April 2017 and November 2018.

       Nurfahana, who was a personal financial advisor at the bank, is said to have transferred a total of RM292,175 belonging to two of her customers into three other bank accounts.

       Out of the 13 transactions of between RM3,549 and RM30,000 made, six were to the bank account of a 26-year-old man, four were made into her personal bank account while three transactions were made into the account of a company.

       She was charged under Section 408 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of between one and 14 years, whipping and a fine.

       The accused was represented by lawyer Azalea Nazihah Zulkefli while the case was handled by Deputy Public Prosecutor M. Raveenaa.

       Raveena urged the court to set bail at RM20,000 but Azalea appealed for a low bail as the accused is currently unemployed and has a one-year-old baby.

       She also told the court that Nurfahana is suffering from anxiety and is on medication.

       Fatimah set bail at RM14,000 with one surety and fixed July 3 for the next mention of the case, along with submission of documents.

       The accused posted bail.