KUALA LUMPUR: A Singaporean businessman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of criminal breach of trust involving 500,000 shares belonging to a company four years ago.

Poh Po Lian, 68, entered the plea after the charge was read out to him before Judge Rosli Ahmad.

According to the charge, Poh, together with another individual who remains at large, allegedly committed criminal breach of trust involving shares in Victoria Island Club Berhad entrusted to them by Tan Sri Ta Kin Yan by transferring them to Jennifer Kok Sau Keng without the consent of six individuals who were entitled to receive a portion of the shares.

The offence was allegedly committed at a residential unit in Solaris Dutamas, Jalan Dutamas 1, near here, on July 31, 2022.