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Arrest warrant out against Sugarbook founder for dodging court

Court issues warrant after Chan Eu Boon fails to appear for mention and document submission

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 26 Mar 2021 1:09PM

Arrest warrant out against Sugarbook founder for dodging court
Chan Eu Boon, the founder of the Sugarbook app, is charged under Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code, which provides a maximum jail term of two years or a fine, or both, if convicted. – The Vibes pic, March 26, 2021

SHAH ALAM – The magistrates’ court here has issued an arrest warrant against the founder of the Sugarbook app, Chan Eu Boon, 34, after he failed to appear for court mention and document submission today.

Magistrate Sabreena Bakar@Bahari issued the arrest warrant following a request by deputy public prosecutor Aliff Asnaf Anuar Sharuddin.

Aliff said the accused’s lawyer and bailor were also not present for document management today.

The court fixed May 15 for the accused to state the reasons for his absence today as well as for the mention of the arrest warrant.

On February 24, the accused was charged with publishing statements conducive to public mischief on social media on February 10.

The offence was committed at about 10am by using a website to publish a post entitled “Top 10 Sugar Baby Universities in Malaysia”.

He was charged under Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code which provides a maximum jail term of two years or a fine, or both, if convicted.

The court then set bail at RM10,000 with a local surety and fixed March 26 for mention. – Bernama, March 26, 2021

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