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China woman charged with drug trafficking

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 09:45 AM PDT

by Suraini Andokong. Posted on July 5, 2014, Saturday

KOTA KINABALU: A woman from China was tentatively charged at the Magistrate's Court here yesterday with trafficking in 4.883 kilograms of syabu.

Yu Jing, 21, who appeared before magistrate Stephanie Sherron Abbie, was charged under Section 39B (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

The indictment carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

No plea was recorded from Yu Jing, who was unrepresented.

The accused was alleged to have trafficked in the drugs at the office of Customs Department, passengers check-point branch at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Terminal two here at 10.50pm on March 22.

The magistrate reserved August 18 this year to re-mention the case pending the production of an analysis report of the drugs.

The accused was ordered to be further detained in custody under Section 259 of the Criminal Procedure Code, pending disposal of the case as the alleged offence is non-bailable.

Prosecuting officer Inspector Lim Swee Beng prosecuted.

At the Sessions Court, a jobless Filipino claimed trial to a charge of possessing 31.02 grams of syabu.

Rashdan Hassan, 25, who was brought before judge Ummu Kalthom Abdul Samad, faces life imprisonment or a jail term of up to five years and whipping of not less than 10 times, if found guilty under Section 12 (3) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 39A (2) of the same Act.

The undefended Rashdan was accused of having the drug in front of a grocery shop at Lorong Kampung Warisan in Kalansanan, Inanam at 3pm on June 24.

Deputy public prosecutor Nartiah F. Mirchelle Sambatan told the court that prosecution would call eight witnesses to testify against the accused.

The judge set August 8 this year for case management and the accused, who had no valid travel document, was denied bail.

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Uzbek woman denies prostitution charge

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 09:45 AM PDT

KOTA KINABALU: A woman from Uzbekistan pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court here yesterday to a charge of soliciting for the purpose of prostitution.

Aleksandra Petrova, 24, was charged before magistrate Stephanie Sherron Abbie under Section 372B of the Penal Code which provides for a maximum jail term of two years and also liable to a fine, upon conviction.

She was caught committing the alleged offence at a hotel in Penampang at 11pm on June 30.

Her case will be mentioned on July 25 this year. Aleksandra, who was represented by counsel Alex Lee, was released on RM2,000 bail with two local sureties.

The court also ordered her to report to Penampang police station once a week, pending disposal of the case and her passport was impounded by the court.

In an unrelated case, a 31-year-old Filipino was jailed for 12 months by another Magistrate's Court here for possessing a fake MyKad.

Deputy registrar of the High Court, Ryan Sangirann Rayner Jr, who presided as a magistrate, imposed the sentence on P. Ramli Umal after the latter admitted to having in her possession the identity card bearing the numbers 750922-12-5807 at a road behind a supermarket at Sulaman Central here on June 28.

He was convicted under Regulation 25 (1) (o) of the National Registration Regulations 1990 which carries a maximum jail term of three years or a fine of between RM3,000 and RM20,000, upon conviction.

The court also ordered him to be referred to the Immigration Department after serving sentence for further action.

In a separate case, local Abdul Manzah Lalah, 29, was jailed for six months by the same court after he pleaded guilty to stealing RM72 cash belonging to a woman at the Tamu of Jalan Gaya here on June 29.

The offence was framed under Section 379 of the Penal Code which is punishable by a jail term of up to seven years and also liable to a fine, upon conviction.

Prosecuting officer Inspectors Lim Swee Beng and Azaman Hamat prosecuted.

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Man fined for threatening mother

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 09:44 AM PDT

KOTA KINABALU: An unemployed local man, who threatened his mother with a knife after she informed him late about his girlfriend returning home, was slapped with a RM3,500 fine, in default, three months' jail by the Magistrate's Court here yesterday.

Magistrate Cindy Mc Juce Balitus imposed the fine on Mohamad Fadly Shah Jamrin, 32, after he pleaded guilty to threatening his mother by pulling her collar and pointed the knife at her at their kitchen in Kampung Unggun, Menggatal on June 29.

The accused was charged under Section 506 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum jail term of seven years and also liable to a fine, upon conviction.

Prosecuting officer Assistant Superintendent Sabrina Jinius told the court that before the incident happened, the mother of the accused had woken him up to inform him that his girlfriend, who had stayed at the house since June 28, had gone back to her house.

Sabrina also said that the victim who was shocked at the accused's manner later went to the kitchen, but the accused had followed her to the kitchen and took a small knife.

The accused had pulled her mother's collar when pointing the knife at her and at the same time saying bad words to her mother.

Police investigation revealed that the accused became angry after his mother did not inform him early that his girlfriend had gone back to her home. The accused was apprehended on June 26.

In the same court, a 27-year-old Adam Japar was fined RM2,500, in default, three months' imprisonment for threatening his neighbour.

The accused admitted to threatening the 63-year-old local man at Jalan Shariff Osman here on June 28 over a misunderstanding as the accused was not satisfied when the victim had speeded up the car they were travelling in, heading to a hilly road.

The accused then got out of the car and threatened the victim by using a knife. In fear of his life, the victim later lodged a police report against the accused.

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Local jailed 17 years, caned for armed robbery

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 09:44 AM PDT

KOTA KINABALU: A local man was jailed for a total of 17 years by the Sessions Court here yesterday and ordered to be given six strokes of the cane for two counts of armed robbery.

Judge Ummu Kalthom Abdul Samad imposed the sentence on George Chong, 29, after he pleaded guilty to both the charges framed under Section 392 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 397 of the same Code.

The indictment provides for a maximum jail term of 20 years and also liable to whipping, upon conviction.

On the first and second counts, the accused, was sentenced to eight and nine years' jail, respectively, for robbing the workers of 24-hour outlets in Penampang and Ketiau, of several boxes of cigarettes and cash between May 27 and June 10.

The accused was armed with a knife and something that looked like a pistol when committing robbery in Penampang and only used a knife when committing a similar offence in Ketiau.

The accused, who was ordered to serve his jail terms concurrently, was also ordered to be whipped thrice for each of the charges.

Deputy public prosecutor Nartiah F. Mirchelle Sambatan told the court that the accused went to the outlets and pretended to buy cigarettes.

She said that when the workers calculated the price of the cigarettes and told the accused, Chong then opened his sling bag and showed the weapons to the workers.

The accused demanded money and took away the cigarettes, Nartiah added.

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Court of Appeal to hear SIB church’s appeal

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:48 PM PDT

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here yesterday fixed Oct 1 to hear the Sidang Injil Borneo church's (SIB) appeal against the decision of a High Court which denied leave to the church to initiate judicial review proceedings to challenge the Home Ministry's decision over the seizure of Christian books containing the word 'Allah'.

Deputy Registrar Nurul Izwan Ahmad Zubir fixed the hearing date when the matter came up for case management before her in chambers yesterday.

Appearing for the SIB church and Reverend Jerry WA Dusing alias Jerry W Patel was lawyer Bobby Chew while the Home Ministry and the government were represented by senior federal counsel Shamsul Bolhassan.

On May 5, this year, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur dismissed the church's application to obtain leave to proceed with a judicial review proceeding in a bid to quash the Home Ministry's decision to seize its books.

The books which were brought in from Surabaya, Indonesia were seized by the Customs Department at the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal in Sepang on Aug 15, 2007.

The books were, however, returned to the church on Jan 25, 2008.

The church and Dusing filed the leave application to initiate a judicial review proceeding against the Home Ministry and the government on Dec 10, 2007.

In their leave application for a judicial review, the church and its pastor had sought a declaration that they had the constitutional right to use the word 'Allah' in all their religious publications and practices, and not just within the church.

In dismissing the church's application, High Court judge Datuk Zaleha Yusof held that she was bound by the Court of Appeal ruling in the Catholic weekly Herald case that the word 'Allah' cannot be used in Christian publication. — Bernama

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Shareholders want Gopal at winding-up proceeding

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:39 PM PDT

KUCHING: Company shareholders who are also siblings facing a winding up petition in July have applied for a retired Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram to be present during the proceeding at a High Court here.

Gopal therefore has applied, through a team of legal counsels, for an ad-hoc licence to allow him to appear at the proceeding (winding up petition) of the cases scheduled for this
Monday.

The legal team (consisting ofShankar Ram Asnani, Collin Lau, Andy Tan and Yong Sie Mee) also made an application to the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Panglima Richard Malanjum to recuse a High Court judge Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang from hearing the case.

It is learnt that there will be a conflict of interest because the civil suits which consists of 10 cases are being heard in the High Court here. She presides over one of the civil suits.

Under the Advocate Ordinance, application for an ad-hoc licence for non-Sarawakian lawyers to practise in the state has to be heard before the Chief Justice of Sabah and Sarawak who is Tan Sri Panglima Richard Malanjum.

The court yesterday said the matter would be referred to Malanjum and all the parties would be notified.

Lawyers Liew Tang Chieh and Saha Thevan from Advocates' Association of Sarawak and Dayang Jamilah Salahuddin from State Attorney General's office were also present at the court yesterday.

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