2 warga Singapura mengaku tak salah promosi skim piramid

A Shah Alam Sessions Court has acquitted two Singaporean company promoters of two pyramid scheme and direct selling license breach charges that allegedly occurred between September 2024 and June 2025. Lim Boon Hong, 51, and Ong Sim Yee, 48, both Singaporean residents, pleaded guilty to these charges after separate readings in front of Judge Ainul Bashiirah Dona Don Biyajid.

They were charged with promoting a pyramid scheme, which is a breach of Section 27B of the Direct Selling Act 1993 (Act 500) and carries a penalty of RM50,000 to RM1 million or imprisonment up to five years, or both. They were also charged as direct selling license holders who failed to comply with the license conditions by implementing an unapproved promotional plan.

The charges were brought under Section 6(4) of Act 500 and can be punished under Section 39(1) of the same act, which carries a maximum penalty of RM100,000 or imprisonment up to three years, or both if found guilty. The two offenses are alleged to have been committed at their company in Bukit Jelutong Industrial Estate, U8 Selangor between 14 September 2024 and 20 June 2025.

The prosecution was led by Ministry of Trade and Industry Enforcement Officer Muhamad Saiful Saaidin, while both defendants were represented by lawyer Chew Jee San. The court granted RM100,000 bonds for each defendant with two local co-signatories and ordered them to report to the KPDN police station every two months and not interfere with prosecution witnesses. The case was re-heard on November 2.