KOTA KINABALU, Sept 21 ― A Sabah plantation owner, who has been accused of abetment in a RM9 million criminal breach of trust case, was charged today with accepting the gains in the illegal transaction.

How Kim San, 55, pleaded not guilty in front of Sessions Court judge Abu Bakar Abdul Manat in Keningau today to accepting RM8,996,000.00 through six cheques ranging from RM250,000 to RM3 million from an illegal transaction.

He was charged under Section 4(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 for the act which was allegedly committed between May and September 2013.

If found guilty, he is liable to maximum jail time of five years or a fine of up to RM5 million or both.

Yesterday, he was charged with abetting former Sabah Land Development Board general manager George@Juaari Majid, who was charged with criminal breach of trust, over the illegal sale of four plots of land totally 410 acres  in Sook, Keningau, belonging to the state government.

They had both pleaded not guilty.

Both cases will be tried on October 27.