Jordanian student charged with using fake US notes marked 'movie prop'
KUALA LUMPUR: A Jordanian private university student was charged at three Sessions Courts here today with using counterfeit US dollar notes marked “movie prop use only” to pay for food and purchase two mobile phones.
A Jordanian university student, Ahed Abbas Adel Dandan, was arrested and charged in Malaysian courts for allegedly using counterfeit U.S. dollars marked as "movie prop use only" to pay for food and buy two mobile phones. The 38-year-old pleaded not guilty to four charges before three different judges. He is accused of using counterfeit $100 bills to pay for $310 worth of food at two burger stalls in Ampang on July 16 and August 2, receiving over $243 in change.
In addition, he faces charges of using seven counterfeit U.S. dollars to purchase mobile phones worth $1,500 and $1,000 in Wangsa Maju and Gombak on June 18 and July 8, respectively. He was also alleged to have received $100 and $150 in change from these transactions. The charges under Section 489B of the Penal Code carry a maximum 20-year jail term and a fine upon conviction.
Prosecutors urged the courts to deny bail, stating they have sufficient evidence linking Ahed to the offenses. Expert reports confirmed the notes were counterfeit, and evidence linked Ahed to their use. The courts denied bail and set a hearing for August 26. Ahed, unrepresented by a lawyer, is currently held at Kajang Prison under remand.
Police seized 25 counterfeit $100 notes from Ahed, all bearing the same serial number and the words "movie prop use only" and "copy" printed on them.
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