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KUALA LUMPUR, JULY 2026 – A former employee of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad, or KLK, has pleaded not guilty at the Ipoh Magistrate’s Court to a charge of deceiving the company by allegedly hiding the true position of crude palm oil stock two years ago. The accused, T. R. Logeswaran, 39, entered the plea after the charge was read before Magistrate Norizan Riduan.
According to the charge, Logeswaran, who is now working as a palm oil mill manager in South Africa, was accused of dishonestly concealing the actual crude palm oil stock position at Berau Palm Oil Mill in Indonesia, a subsidiary of KLK.
The charge stated that he allegedly submitted crude palm oil production data in the Summary of Production and Despatch Record, known as SPDR, and the Finished Goods System, known as FGS, involving 741.618 metric tonnes. The data was allegedly submitted with the intention of deceiving the company into accepting and using the stock records.
The alleged offence was said to have taken place at Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad, Wisma Taiko, between March 14, 2024 and June 21, 2024. The charge was framed under Section 417 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum jail term of five years, a fine, or both upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Zarris Sofea Zainudin offered bail of RM10,000 with three additional conditions. These included surrendering the accused’s passport to the court, providing two Malaysian sureties with fixed addresses in Perak and reporting to the nearest police station once a month until the case is completed.
However, defence lawyer Kiranjeet Kaur Sidhu appealed for the court not to retain Logeswaran’s passport, saying it was needed for him to return to work in South Africa. The lawyer also told the court that the accused supports two young children, aged five and two, as well as elderly parents who are unwell.
The defence also argued that monthly police reporting would be difficult because Logeswaran is expected to return to Africa for work. The lawyer added that the accused had given good cooperation to police throughout the investigation.
The court later set bail at RM10,000 with two sureties who must have family ties with the accused. The case has been fixed for August 6 for document submission.
