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Indian national acquitted of drug trafficking charge

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 12:44 PM PDT

KUCHING: The High Court yesterday discharged and acquitted an Indian national from a drug trafficking charge.

Justice Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang freed Ramasamy Mahendran, 43, from the charge framed against him after she ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case.

Ramasamy was charged for allegedly possessing 6.073g of ketamine when arrested at the airport arrival hall around 2.30pm on Feb 22 last year.

Drug trafficking, under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1953, provides for the death penalty.

A total of seven prosecution witnesses were called to testify at the trial.

Ramasamy had been remanded in prison since Feb 23 last year as the offence is non-bailable.

He has been placed under the custody of the Immigration Department.

Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Noor Fadzilla Ishak stood in for DPP Mohd Khairuddin Idris, while counsels Osman Ibrahim and Fadzillah Osman represented Ramasamy.

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Seremban man charged with illegal money-lending

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:02 AM PDT

by Natasha Sim. Posted on July 2, 2014, Wednesday

KOTA KINABALU: A man from Seremban was charged in the Magistrate's Court here yesterday for alleged involvement in 'loan shark' activities.

Lee Kah Tong, 37, pleaded not guilty before magistrate Stephanie Sherron Abbie, who set July 22 for case management.

Lee is alleged to be involved in illegal money-lending activities somewhere around March, this year, at a premises in Metro Town, Jalan Lintas, with another person who is still at large.

The charge for carrying out money-lending without a licence under Section 5 (2) of the Moneylenders Act 1951 is punishable with a fine of between RM20,000 and RM100,000, or a maximum of five years' jail, or both, upon conviction.

Prosecuting officer Inspector Lim Swee Beng proposed a bail of RM20,000 and two local sureties for the accused. The court, however, released him on RM10,000 bail with two local sureties.

The same court yesterday convicted three men and a woman of drug offences under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

In the first case, magistrate Stephanie sentenced Jonathan Yong Ke Cheng, 24, to four months' jail for possession of 0.01 gram of ketamine.

The charge framed under Section 12 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 is punishable with a fine of up to RM100,000 or imprisonment of up to five years, or both, upon conviction.

Jonathan admitted to possession of the drugs at a house in Taman Somerset, Jalan Nosoob, Penampang on April 1, this year.

Magistrate Stephanie also fined Azis Lino Mushi, 20, Hamid Ajijul, 55, and Nurul Farinah Zamal, 20, RM1,500 each, in default, two months' jail, for consuming syabu.

The offence under Section 15 (1) (a) of the Act is punishable with a fine of up to RM5,000 or a maximum two years' imprisonment.

The trio were arrested between May 28 and May 31, this year, at Kampung Air, Kampung Lokub and Bandaran Berjaya.

The court also ordered all the accused to be placed under two years of police supervision after serving their sentences.

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Duo charged over 24 foreign passports, fake documents

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 09:29 AM PDT

by Natasha Sim. Posted on July 1, 2014, Tuesday

KOTA KINABALU: Two local men were charged at the Sessions Court with unlawful possession of foreign passports and forged travel documents yesterday.

In the first case, Tay Fui Ming had claimed trial before judge Hafizi Abdul Halim to possession of 20 foreign passports belonging to others, at an unmarked house in Sipitang on June 24, at around 8pm.

The charge under Section 12 (1) (f) of the Passport Act 1966 carries a maximum penalty of up to RM10,000, or five years' jail, or both, on conviction.

Tay is also facing a second charge for possession of six Immigration Department counterfeit seals at the same place and time, with the intent of forging travel endorsements.

The charge under Section 473 of the Penal Code carries up to seven years' jail, and shall also be liable to fine upon conviction.

However, the court granted Tay a discharge not amounting to an acquittal on the second charge following an application by the prosecution to withdraw the charge.

Deputy public prosecutor Akmal Baharuddin of the Immigration Department had informed that the case will be taken over by a prosecuting officer of the police force.

Hafizi then released Tay on RM10,000 bail with two local sureties and set August 19 for pre-trial case management.

Meanwhile, Osman Aman was alleged to be in possession of four foreign passports at a premises in Kampung Petagas, Penampang on June 24, and another 11 passports within the area of Taman Bukit Keramat, Likas on the same day.

He faces a third charge for holding seven passports, within the same area of Taman Bukit Keramat, which were found to be stamped with forged social visit pass endorsements.

The charge came under Section 56 (1) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, which provides for a maximum RM10,000 fine, or a maximum five years' jail term, upon conviction.

The court released Osman on RM8,000 bail with two local sureties and set his pre-trial case management on August 19.

Akmal was assisted by prosecuting officer Shaiful Izuat while counsel Chua Kuan Ee acted for Tay and counsel Rakhbir Singh for Osman.

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