The Klang Sessions Court today fixed Aug 25 for the trial of former Port Klang Authority (PKA) OC Phang on three counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving RM254.85 million in the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal , Bernama reported today.

azlan Judge Asmadi Hussain set aside 16 days between Aug 25 and Nov 19 for trial.

Phang, 63, is charged, as general manager entrusted with funds in an account with RHB Bank Berhad, with committing CBT of RM98,700,000 at the Port Klang Authority (PKA) between Oct 1, 2004 and Sept 5, 2005.

She is also charged with committing two other similar offences involving RM21,600,000 and RM134,550,000 at the same place between Sept 30, 2005, and May 9, 2006, and between June 1, 2005 and Jan 13, 2006.

If convicted, she faces a maximum 20 years jail and liability of a fine on each charge.

Phang was represented by counsel Francis Ng Aik Guan, while head of the Forfeiture of Property Unit in the Attorney-General's Chambers Dzulkifli Ahmad and deputy public prosecutor Manoj Kurup appeared for the prosecution.

Besides Phang, Stephen Abok, 51, the chief operating officer of Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB), the project developer, and architect Bernard Tan Seng Swee, 48, of consultant BTA Architect are charged with two counts of cheating the PKA involving RM5.42 million in the scandal on July 31 and Sept 21, 2007.

Tan and former Kuala Dimensi project manager Law Jenn Dong, 51, are also charged with 24 counts of cheating the PKA to get confirmation for the payment of RM116.85 million to Kuala Dimensi involving two mammoth projects at the PKFZ between June 30, 2006 and May 30, 2008.