A police inspector pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to eight charges of accepting bribes amounting to RM4,000 three years ago.
Liffindy Zubin, 45, who is with the Commercial Crime Investigation Division of the Tuaran District Police Headquarters made the plea before Judge Jason Juga. On all the charges, Liffindy was alleged to have corruptly obtained RM500, which was transferred into his bank account by an individual in return for protecting the business of Tang Buan Seng Credit Sdn Bhd. The offence was allegedly committed in the Tuaran district between December 24 to November 23, 2021. The charges were framed under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 which provides imprisonment for up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000 whichever is higher, if convicted. The judge, in allowing him bail of RM10,000 with a local surety, also ordered him to report himself at a MACC office every two months and surrender his travel documents to the court. The court fixed May 7 for mention. The prosecution was conducted by MACC Prosecuting Officer Nur Sabrina Ali while the accused was represented by lawyers Datuk Ram Singh and Chen Wen Jye. Police have arrested two staff members of a drug rehabilitation centre for the alleged assault of a male addict, which resulted in injuries necessitating surgery.
Nilai District police chief, Supt Abdul Malik Hasim, stated that the two men, aged between 25 and 48, were arrested yesterday, following a report lodged by the victim’s sister-in-law on Tuesday. “Initial investigations found that the victim had been assaulted since his admission to the drug rehabilitation centre about three months ago. “He sustained injuries to his entire body as a result of the assaults. He is currently undergoing treatment and surgery at a government hospital,” he told Bernama today. He added that the case is being investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code and urged anyone with information to contact the Nilai District Police headquarters control centre at 06-7904389. The incident, which garnered attention on social media, involved a 37-year-old man purportedly subjected to physical assault, resulting in an injury to his eye. It is understood that he had been sent to the rehabilitation centre by his parents for treatment. A woman senior citizen suffered RM3.46 million in loses after allegedly being duped in a fake investment scheme which offers high returns.
Nilai district police chief Supt Abdul Malik Hasim said the victim in her 60’s claimed she received a short message service (SMS) from an unknown number offering forex investment scheme on January 22. “Believing in the offer, the victim later made 60 transactions amounting to RM3.46 million into the accounts given by the suspect. She realised that she had been scammed after checking the investment website and found it to be non-existent. “The victim then lodged a police report yesterday and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code,” he said in a statement here today. He advised members of the public to check with the authorities and Bank Negara Malaysia before joining any investment or get-rich schemes to avoid getting scammed. Two men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with trafficking 51,501 kilogrammes of drugs into the country.
Mohamad Faez Abdul Halim, 33, who is a factory operator, and wireman Shahrul Izhar Takhirul Anuar, 31, nodded after the charge was read out to them before Magistrate Mohd Shazmeer Zamhari. However, no plea was recorded as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court. The two men were jointly charged with trafficking 51,501 kg of methamphetamine in front of a shop building at Persiaran Bougainvillea Utama 4, Bougainvillea Utama here at about 4.10pm last March 16. The charge, framed under Section 39B (1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, read with Section 34 of the Penal Code, which provides the death penalty or life imprisonment and if not sentenced to death shall be punished with a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction. The court did not allow them bail and set May 22 for mention. Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhammad Fahmi Kamaluddin prosecuted, while Shahrul Izhar was represented by lawyer Hennie Soraya Hanafi. Mohamad Faez was unrepresented. The Royal Malaysian Customs Department Sibu has successfully foiled attempts to bring in drugs totalling 26.52kg worth RM875,160 to Sarawak twice this month.
Sarawak Customs director Norizan Yahya said the first case occurred on March 13 at around 11.55am, when a team of Customs officers from the Passenger Screening Unit at Sibu Airport, in collaboration with Sibu Enforcement Branch, arrested a male suspect who had arrived at Sibu Airport. Norizan said the suspect in his 20s was arrested after a scan of the box he was carrying showed signs of narcotics. “Further inspection of the box discovered 13 packages containing crystal powder suspected to be methamphetamine with a gross weight of 13.26kg worth an estimated market value of RM437,580,” Norizan said in a statement. He said further investigation found the man to be a suspected drug mule responsible for bringing drugs into Sarawak. Norizan said the second case occurred on March 14 at about noon when Customs confiscated an unclaimed box at Sibu Airport. “Further investigation revealed the box contained 13 packages of suspected drugs with a gross weight of 13.26kg worth an estimated value of RM437,580.” He said the Customs Department is now tracing the individual who left the box at Sibu Airport. He explained the modus operandi of the suspects is to bring in drugs from Peninsular Malaysia stored in boxes for snacks to deceive the authorities. Based on the weight of the seizures, he said Customs had successfully prevented drugs from being distributed to 132,600 addicts. He said both cases will be investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the death sentence or life imprisonment and caning upon conviction. From January up to March 19, Norizan said Customs had confiscated 41.95kg of methamphetamine-type drugs worth RM1,384,350 at Sibu Airport. He urged the public to help fight drug smuggling and refrain from getting involved in the crime. Those with information on any smuggling can contact 1-800-88-8855. A female firefighter suffered an electric shock while on duty during a fire in Kampung Keliangau 2, Tebobon, Menggatal here this morning.
Samantha Echa Sigah, 36, a member of the Lintas Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) here, was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital II (QEH II) on an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) vehicle and is currently in stable condition. Lintas Fire Station chief Joe Guasi said a distress call about the fire was received at 10.05 am and a team of firefighters and EMRS personnel were dispatched to the scene located 10 kilometres away. He said the fire damaged a house, a workshop and four vehicles. The fire was controlled by 10.44 am, he added. A total of 48 undocumented migrants, aged 16 to 78, have been arrested by the Immigration Department in a raid on a recycling factory in Klang yesterday.
Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said that the factory director, a local man in his 50s was also arrested and RM688,000 in cash, four mobile phones, eight passports, along with company documents, records and licences were seized during the raid. “The foreigners detained were found to have committed two offenses, being in the country without valid travel passes and work permits, while the owner of the company, a Chinese national, had employed undocumented migrants unlawfully under Section 55(b) of the Immigration Act,” he said at a media conference here today. He added that the large amount of cash found during the raid was said to be because the company was in the process of paying the workers’ salaries, but the information would be verified during the course of the investigation. “Based on initial investigations, we found the company is paying the workers between RM2,000 and RM3,000 a month, with accommodation in the factory, which has been in operation for two years,” he said, adding that those detained will be investigated under the Immigration Act 1959/63, the Passport Act 1966, the Immigration Regulations 1964 and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007. All detainees have been sent to the Bukit Jalil Immigration Depot for further action, while two local men working at the factory have been issued notices to show up at the Immigration headquarters to provide their statements. A couple escaped the gallows today after the Court of Appeal substituted their murder charge with committing culpable homicide not amounting to murder for the death of their eight-year-old son.
A three-member panel of judges led by Justice Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail sentenced Aaron Teoh Eng Wan and his wife En Sit Mooi to 30 years’ imprisonment, starting from the date of their arrest on May 26, 2017. The two other judges were Justices Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim and Datuk S.M. Komathy Suppiah. Justice Hadhariah, in delivering the court’s decision, set aside the couple’s murder conviction and death sentence and convicted them on the charge of committing culpable homicide not amounting to murder. She said High Court judge Datuk Noorin Badaruddin made an error when she did not distinguish the difference between Section 299 and Section 300 of the Penal Code and this warranted appellate intervention. Eng Wan, 40, and En, 43, were convicted of causing the death of Adrian Teoh Wai Kit, the elder of their two children, at a premises in Regalia Business Centre, Subang Jaya, between 2pm and 3.30pm on May 26, 2017. Lawyers S. Jayananda Rao and Saladin Mohd Yasin, representing Eng Wan and En respectively, argued that the couple should not be convicted of murder but on a lesser charge of committing culpable homicide not amounting to murder. On May 21, 2021, the High Court in Shah Alam sentenced the couple to death after finding them guilty of killing their son. The High Court also sentenced Eng Wan to eight years in jail for another charge of abuse which resulted in injuries to the victim. Eng Wan, however, withdrew his appeal today against this decision as he has already served the sentence. The testimony of prosecution witnesses such as the chemist confirmed that there was deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) belonging to Eng Wan and the victim on a cane found at the scene and the CCTV recording at the premises showed En dragging the weak and feeble victim several times. Deputy public prosecutor Zulkifli Abdullah appeared for the prosecution. The Royal Malaysia Police have denied the involvement of locals in the robbery incident that resulted in injuries and fights in the Selayang Wholesale Market area here, which went viral on social media recently.
Sentul district police chief ACP Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said his team detected a four-minute, 55-second video today, showing a group of men believed to be Myanmar gathered in front of a shop with a message ‘India steals Rohingya’s house’. “We deny there was a fight between a local man and Myanmar man that went viral in the video,” he said in a statement today. “A review found that the individual involved in the fight was a Myanmar man and the video was spread by irresponsible parties.” Ahmad Sukarno said his team received information regarding a fight at a ‘rumah kongsi’ in the Kuala Lumpur Wholesale Market here, near a bank in Jinjang, at about 9.24pm on Sunday. Following the incident, Ahmad Sukarno said four Myanmar men were injured and sent to the Selayang Hospital for treatment. “Two Myanmar men have been detained to assist in the investigation. The incident was over a disagreement between a husband and wife, and we found that the detained foreigners had no criminal records,” he also said. He added that two foreign men, aged 20 and 21, have been remanded till Saturday under Section 326 of the Penal Code for causing serious injury by using a weapon and Section 148 of the Penal Code for rioting. Case of senior police officer charged with teen's murder transferred to High Court in Ipoh3/21/2024 The Magistrate's Court here today ordered the murder case involving a senior police officer who caused the death of a 17-year-old teenager by crashing the boy with his car to be transferred to the High Court.
Magistrate S. Punitha made the order after allowing the application by Deputy Public Prosecutor Afzainizam Abdul Aziz. The application was made under Section 117 A(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code. On December 18 last year, Mohd Nazri Abdul Razak, 44, who holds the rank of Deputy Superintendent, was charged with killing Form Five student Muhammad Zaharif Affendi Muhd Zamrie at Jalan Taman Jati 1, near Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Jati, Ipoh, between 12.05pm and 12.40pm on December 15 last year. The charge was framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides the death sentence or imprisonment for up to 40 years and if not sentenced to death must be whipped with no less than 12 lashes, upon conviction. Lawyer Cindy Wong represented Mohd Nazri. Also present was lawyer Datuk Zamri Idrus who is holding a watching brief for the victim’s family. A video went viral on social media after the alleged incident about a schoolboy who died after the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a car, believed to have been driven by a senior police officer, on Jalan Taman Jati close to SMK Jati near Meru. |
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