Cattle farmer, assistant in Kelantan acquitted, discharged of drug trafficking, possessing firearm4/22/2024 A cattle farmer and his assistant were acquitted and discharged by the High Court here today of three charges of trafficking methamphetamine and heroin and possessing a firearm.
Judge Datuk Mohamad Abazafree Mohd Abbas acquitted Wan Marzuki Wan Daud, 59, and Naim Azmi, 37, of the charges after finding that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against them at the end of its case. In delivering his judgment, Mohamad Abazafree said several issues were considered, including evidence related to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), house keys, and the ownership of a vehicle parked in front of the house Wan Marzuki rented. “Various DNA samples were also taken, but there was no evidence that their DNA was found on the drugs or firearm. “Therefore, the court acquits and discharges both the accused without calling them to enter their defence,” he said. According to the first and second charges, they were jointly accused of trafficking 749.5 g of methamphetamine and 87.8 g of heroin at a house in Taman Pinggiran Atira 3, behind Sekolah Menengah Kok Lanas, Mahang Barat, here at 12.50 am on Feb 25, 2019. The charges were framed under Section 39B (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a penalty under Section 39B (2) of death or life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane if convicted. They were also jointly accused of possessing a revolver at the same place and date at 12.10 am under Section 8 of the Firearms (Increased Penalty) Act 1971. Deputy Public Prosecutor Aida Fatimah Abd Jabar led the prosecution, while lawyers J.Matthews and Norah Abu Bakar appeared for Wan Marzuki and Naim, respectively. Fun day turns horrific after nine anglers find body floating in Kuala Baram river in Sarawak4/22/2024 A fun angling day turned horrific for nine anglers who found a body floating while fishing at the Kuala Baram river here today.
One of the anglers then quickly contacted Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin of the incident, who immediately informed Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Lutong chief Henry Jugah at 3.45pm. “Henry later rushed to the location to verify the incident and instructed a response team to be despatched,” read a media statement. When contacted by reporters at 5pm, Henry confirmed he was waiting at the scene with the anglers for a boat from the Lopeng fire station to lift the body. As of press time, the body was identified as a 60-year-old man with both legs and arms missing. Kelantan police arrested two men in their 20s and 30s and seized 1,064 yaba pills worth RM11,182 through separate raids conducted in Tumpat.
Tumpat District Police chief ACP Mohd Khairi Shafie said the raids were carried out by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division on April 18 and 19. “The first raid resulted in the arrest of an unemployed man in his 20s in Kampung Cherang Melintang, Chabang Empat, at about 6pm, on April 18, where 542 yaba pills worth RM5,962 were found in the suspect’s crossbody bag. “The second raid was carried out against a 30-year-old man in Kampung Kolam Teratai, Palekbang on April 19, at 11pm, where 522 yaba pills worth RM5,220 were found in the suspect’s trouser pocket,” he said in a statement today. He said urine tests found both suspects positive for methamphetamine and they were believed to be actively involved in drug trafficking since the beginning of last year. “Both suspects were remanded for seven days beginning a day after their respective arrests and the cases are being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which provides for the death penalty or life imprisonment with no less than 12 lashes, if convicted. Police have busted the Ayoi robbery gang which was active in robbing 24-hour convenience stores around Hulu Selangor and Gombak districts following the arrest of three local men believed to be members of the gang, yesterday.
Hulu Selangor district police chief Supt Ahmad Faizal Tahrim said the three suspects aged 23 to 32 were arrested in a raid at a house in Kuang at 3am and seized a Honda RSX motorcycle, two helmets, a black shirt and a pair of shoes. “A background check found that all the suspects have past records involving criminal and drug cases. Urine tests showed the three suspects were positive for methamphetamine and tetrahydrocannabinol,” he said in a statement today. Ahmad Faizal believes with the arrest of the three suspects, the police have solved nine robbery cases in Hulu Selangor and Gombak districts, while earning the community’s trust and confidence in police. According to him, all the suspects are now remanded for six days starting yesterday until this Friday (April 26) for further investigation under Sections 395 and 397 of the Penal Code. “Members of the public are advised to channel information on crime and drugs cases to the police so that quick action can be taken,” he said. The remand period for the suspect in the shooting case at the Arrivals Hall, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in the early morning of April 14, has been extended by five days.
The order to extend the remand, which is effective tomorrow until April 27, was made by Magistrate Ahmad Syafiq Aizat Nazri at the Magistrate’s Court here, today after hearing the application of investigating officer ASP Siti Yusnita Yaacub. The application to extend the remand was made to assist investigation under Section 8 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 and Section 8 (a) of the Arms Act 1960. Earlier, the suspect who was in orange lockup attire arrived at the court compound at 8.35am under strict security control by a police team from the Special Investigations Division (D9) of the Criminal Investigation Department, Kelantan police contingent headquarters (IPK). On April 14, at about 1.30am, a bodyguard for the suspect’s wife was seriously injured when he was shot in the stomach by the suspect. The wife of the suspect who was the real target in the shooting case, however, survived the incident. The suspect was arrested in front of a private hospital in Kota Baru on April 15 before being remanded for seven days starting on April 16 and ending today. Thousands of airline passengers bound for Sabah and Sarawak, including Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, and Batik Air, are stranded at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) today due to the eruption of Mount Ruang in Indonesia.
A survey conducted by Bernama at 11am at Terminal 2 revealed that passengers originally scheduled to depart for Tawau at 8.20am have now been rescheduled to fly to Sandakan at 1.30pm. However, a statement from AirAsia at noon announced the cancellation of all flights to Sabah, Sarawak, and Brunei from 10am today until 8am (April 19). The affected AirAsia flights are those to Kota Kinabalu, Tawau, Sandakan, Bintulu, Kuching, and Brunei. Hazwan Mohd Hanafi, 35, an administrative assistant from Kelantan, stated that he and his 20 family members were initially scheduled to depart for Tawau at 8.20am today, but were later issued new tickets to Sandakan. “We had a wedding to attend in Tawau tomorrow. We intended to travel to Tawau by road after our flight to Sandakan. But now all flights are canceled. We don’t have any other plans yet; maybe we’ll wait here at the airport for the flights to be rescheduled,” he explained. Another Tawau-bound passenger, Norfatihah Aluddin, 15, said she and three other family members are still awaiting the latest updates from AirAsia following the cancellation of all flights. “We have an event in Tawau this Saturday; earlier, we got a flight to Sandakan and planned to take a bus to Tawau from there, but it’s cancelled too. It would be great if we could get a flight tomorrow morning,” she said. A passenger returning home to Kuching, who only wished to be identified as Annie, said her 11.35am flight was also cancelled. “At the moment, they (AirAsia) asked us to wait for updates, so we have to be patient,” she said. Meanwhile, Mohd Firdaus Mohd Shaari, a Malaysia Airlines passenger at KLIA Terminal 1, whose flight (MH2710) from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan was cancelled, said he is awaiting further information regarding the rescheduled flight. “I am queuing at the counter to retrieve our checked-in luggage from this morning and inquiring about the contingency plan for affected passengers,” said Mohd Firdaus, a medical assistant at the Duchess of Kent Hospital in Sandakan. It is understood that he, and his wife, who is a doctor at the same hospital, returned to the peninsula for Hari Raya Aidilfitri on April 6 and were scheduled to resume duty on April 22. Besides AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air have also cancelled their flights due to the Mount Ruang eruption. Malaysia Airlines cancelled 19 flights from KLIA to destinations in Sabah and Sarawak today, comprising 11 to and fro Sabah and eight flights involving Sarawak. Batik Air has announced flight cancellations for its East Malaysia routes, from and to Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Tawau, and Sibu. The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has alerted that the eruption of Mount Ruang volcano in Indonesia has generated ash clouds heading towards the Kota Kinabalu Flight Information Regions (FIR), potentially endangering aircraft safety within that airspace. Passengers at Dubai Airport are contending with the aftermath of the city’s worst flood in 75 years, which has led to disruptions in luggage retrieval.
Media reports said that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) witnessed its heaviest rainfall from late Monday through Tuesday night, surpassing anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949. Suzaliana Samuri, who flew from Kuala Lumpur and arrived in Dubai at 4.30pm yesterday, told Bernama that she and her friends have still failed to get their luggage today. “There was some confusion when getting information from the Emirates staff here, some said they would find our luggage in less than an hour and some told us to come back later in the evening,” said the information technology officer. Suzaliana said she and the group then waited for two hours before deciding to return to their hotel and will return later in the evening, after failing to get their luggage. The group is from various agencies and companies from Malaysia, in participating the Kaspersky Cyber Immunity Conference 2024 held at the Museum of the Future, here. Apart from the group, it is understood that many passengers from various destinations have been in the baggage claim section since yesterday for the same purpose. Also participating in the group is CyberSecurity Malaysia Chief Executive Officer Datuk Amirudin Abdul Wahab, who is also one of the invited panellists for the conference. Amirudin said he would remain committed to attend the conference and continue with the programme scheduled. “Despite having to wear the same shirt since yesterday at the conference, I will want to continue to join this programme to share the experience and progress achieved by CyberSecurity Malaysia and to promote adaptive security and secure by design approach in sync with the Kaspersky Cyber Immunity’s concept,” he said. Firefighters rescued an eight-year-old boy after he was accidentally locked in his mother’s car with the engine running at Taman Lagenda here today.
Senior Fire Superintendent Operations Commander I (KUP) Mohamad Ismail Harun said following an emergency call at 2.56pm from the victim's mother, a team of firemen along with machinery and the Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) unit from the Melaka Tengah Fire and Rescue Station (JBPM) were dispatched to the location. “Upon arriving at the scene six minutes later, they took about five minutes to open the door of the Honda Civic FD using special equipment and found the child asleep with the engine still running. “It is believed that the child was locked in for 20 minutes after the mother went to a nearby shop while members of the public also tried to help but failed to open the car door,” he said today. Elaborating, Mohamad Ismail said the boy was in a normal, healthy condition when he was removed from the car and handed over to his mother. The Federal Court today commuted the death sentence of an ex-mechanic to a 35-year jail term and 12 strokes of the cane for killing a woman nine years ago.
A three-judge panel led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Mat unanimously allowed the review application by Norhalis Mohamad Zaid, 38, under Section 302 of the Penal Code, Section 2(4) and 3(1) of the Revision Sentences of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023. Tengku Maimun set aside the death sentence handed down on Norhalis by the Temerloh High Court on October 2, 2018, and ordered him to serve a 35-year jail term starting from the date of his arrest on July 21, 2015. Norhalis has been imprisoned for nine years. Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim and Federal Court Judge Datuk Nordin Hassan also presided over the case. Norhalis was found guilty under Section 302 of the Penal Code for killing Noor Salwana Wahab, 28, a toll booth operator, in an area near a hotel in Seri Kembangan between 6.30pm on July 17, 2015, and 2am the following day. The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal against the High Court decision on October 10, 2019; on December 16, 2020, the Federal Court upheld the conviction. Earlier, lawyer Mohd Kamaruzaman A Wahab, appearing for Norhalis, pleaded with the court to reduce the sentence, stating that Norhalis is a filial son to his father. However, Deputy Public Prosecutor Norzilati Izhani Zainal@Zainol requested the court to uphold the death sentence as the crime was heinous. On July 18, 2015, media reported the discovery of a woman’s body wrapped in a thick cloth after a car driven by her boyfriend crashed on the East Coast Expressway, believed due to drowsiness. The victim was found in the front seat with an injury on the neck, while the car driver suffered a broken rib. Her body was taken to Jerantut Hospital here, and doubts arose because no external injuries were found on her body. The forensic team confirmed she died as a result of the injury to the neck. The police have arrested three men suspected of assaulting and abducting a debt consultant on Tuesday.
Sungai Buloh district police chief Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor stated that the suspects, aged between 30 and 40, were apprehended at 1.20am near Puncak Alam yesterday, following a report from a man claiming that his employee had been assaulted and abducted by several individuals. “The man reported that his employee, in his 20s, had a meeting with a woman regarding the company’s debt repayment. However, during the meeting, several individuals assaulted and abducted him, and robbed him of RM2,000 in cash. “The suspects also contacted the complainant demanding RM7,000 if he wanted the victim to be released,” he said in a statement today. Mohd Hafiz said the arrests led to the victim being located, and the seizure of a Honda car, two mobile phones, and an ATM card. Investigations revealed that the suspects had four previous criminal records, including one drug-related offence, he added. “The suspects have been remanded for four days, and the case is being investigated under Sections 385 and 323 of the Penal Code,” he said. |
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