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- Guard gets death for killing bank officer
- Murder suspect’s wife called neighbour to borrow money
- Court rules Penang govt had no jurisdiction to conduct local govt elections
| Lorry driver denies drug trafficking Posted: 14 Aug 2014 11:30 AM PDT by Shalina R. Posted on August 15, 2014, Friday KOTA KINABALU: A Johorian lorry driver was charged in the High Court here yesterday with trafficking in 2,616.3 grams of syabu (methamphetamine). Lim Kam Siong, 42, who pleaded not guilty before Justice Chew Soo Ho, faces the mandatory death sentence under Section 39B (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. The accused, who was represented by counsel J P Perira, had allegedly committed the offence at 10.20 am on October 17 in Beverly Hills, Jalan Bundusan. Chew set December 3–12 this year for Lim's trial. Lim was ordered to be further remanded pending disposal of the case as the alleged offence is non-bailable. Deputy prosecuting officer Ahmad Nazneen Zulkifli told the court that the prosecution was expected to call in 15 witnesses.  We encourage commenting on our stories to give readers a chance to express their opinions; please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. While the comments here reflect the views of the readers, they are not necessarily that of Borneo Post Online. Borneo Post Online reserves the right not to publish or to remove comments that are offensive or volatile. Please read the Commenting Rules.  |
| Oct 28, 29 hearing of Anwar’s final appeal over sodomy conviction Posted: 14 Aug 2014 10:40 AM PDT PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has fixed Oct 28 and 29 to hear Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's final appeal against his conviction and five-year jail sentence for sodomising his former aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, six years ago. Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Md Raus Sharif set the date in chambers yesterday when the case came up for case management, after meeting Anwar's lawyers Ramkarpal Singh, N. Surendran and Latheefa Koya and deputy public prosecutors Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah and Datuk Mohamad Hanafiah Zakaria. Ramkarpal Singh told reporters that on the same day the court would also hear the prosecution's cross-appeal to enhance the jail sentence imposed on He said the court set Oct 14 to hear the third application by the defence to disqualify Muhammad Shafee, a senior lawyer, from appearing as the lead deputy public prosecutor in the appeal hearing. Initially, the court fixed Sept 8 and 9 to hear Anwar's appeal proper. Surendran had, on Aug 8, told the media that Anwar's lawyers objected to the dates because lead counsel Datuk Sulaiman Abdullah would not be available then. He said Sulaiman had a heart condition and underwent knee surgery and was on medical leave until Oct 13. Sulaiman, a senior lawyer, would now lead the defence team, following the death of lawyer Karpal Singh in a road accident on April 17. On March 7 this year, the Court of Appeal, in allowing the prosecution's appeal, convicted Anwar and sentenced him to five years' jail after finding him guilty of having sodomised Mohd Saiful at a unit of the Desa Damansara condominiums in Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur between 3.10 pm and 4.30pm on June 26, 2008. The three-member Court of Appeal panel, chaired by Datuk Balia Yusof Wahi, had overturned the Jan 9, 2012, High Court decision acquitting Anwar on the charge. However, the court granted Anwar a stay of the jail sentence, pending appeal to the Federal Court, with bail set at RM10,000 in one surety. — Bernama |
| Guard gets death for killing bank officer Posted: 14 Aug 2014 09:46 AM PDT SHAH ALAM: A security guard, who is an Indonesian national, was sentenced to death by the High Court here yesterday after he was found guilty of murdering Ambank Subang Jaya branch officer, Norazita Abu Talib, in October last year. High Court Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir also handed down the death sentence to the accused, La Ode Ardi Rasila, 37, after he was also found guilty of robbery and firing a pump gun. Judge Akhtar handed down a guilty verdict on both the offences after being satisfied that the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubts in the prosecution's case. In a brief judgement, he said the accused was found to have intentionally fired in the victim's direction to rob. He said based on the testimony of a weapons expert, there were three things that needed to be done before shooting from a pump gun, which are pumping the gun, putting the safety pin in the "fire" position and pulling the trigger. "In his statement, the accused said he didn't know that just by pumping the weapon, a shot was released. "Therefore, I cannot accept the accused's statement without any doubt, which shows that he had fired it consciously and intentionally," said Judge Akhtar. Besides that, he said closed circuit television (CCTV) camera recordings clearly showed the accused fired the shot. He said based on his observation, La Ode had pointed the weapon towards the victim before shooting. "If he wanted to pump the weapon for attention, the accused could have pointed the weapon in a different direction," he said. La Ode was charged with murdering Norazita, 37, inside the Ambank building located at No. 5 and 7, Jalan USJ Sentral 2, Subang Jaya, near here, between 6pm and 6.30pm on Oct 23 last year. He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the mandatory death sentence, if convicted. The accused was also charged with robbing and firing a shot using a pump gun intentionally, which caused the death of Norazita at the same time and place. For this, he was charged under Section 3 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971, which also carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction. The prosecution was conducted by Selangor Prosecution Unit chief Mohd Azari Harun together with deputy public prosecutor Asyraf Md Kamal while the accused was represented by counsel S Selvi, who was appointed by the Indonesian Embassy. —Bernama |
| Murder suspect’s wife called neighbour to borrow money Posted: 14 Aug 2014 09:38 AM PDT by Jane Moh, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on August 15, 2014, Friday SIBU: The High Court here yesterday heard that the wife of the murder suspect had called a neighbour about borrowing money from her before the tragedy. Wong Hua Hoo, 48, told the court that Ling Yung Ming telephoned her on July 3 last year about borrowing money from her (Wong). Wong said she had known Yung Ming for more than 10 years since she (Wong) moved to Pulau Li Hua, and they had become good friends. She said Yung Ming was crying while talking on the telephone that day. "She told me she needed to borrow some money because her husband wanted the whole family dead," Wong said. She also told the court that Yung Ming's husband was about RM1 million in debts. In response to Yung Ming's request, Wong told her (Yung Ming) that her (Wong's) children also needed money for school. During cross-examination by defence counsel Ben Lau, Wong said she could not remember the exact date that Yung Ming telephoned her to ask for money. She also said that was the only time that Yung Ming asked to borrow money from her. She said prior to that call, she did not know Yung Ming's family had run into financial problems. Another neighbor, Ngan Kiu Eng, 51, told the court that she got home about 9am on July 5, 2013 after taking care of some business matters. She said she saw Jacob Tiang's son Vincent standing next to her car when she parked her car at her car porch. She said Vincent looked fearful and weak but was not crying. "He told me that his father beat him," she told the court during the examination in chief by Senior Federal Counsel (SFC) Yaacub Chik. She also said she telephoned Lanang Police Station and about 30 minutes later the police arrived. Tiang is accused of killing his wife Yung Ming, teenage daughter Christine Tiang Soon Ai and toddler son Victor Tiang Soon Seng and attempting to murder his son Vincent Tiang on July 5 last year. He faces three murder charges under Section 302 of the Penal Code which carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction. He also faces a charge under Section 307 of the same code for trying to kill his son Vincent Tiang. The attempted murder charge carries a jail term of 10 years, or in this case, 20 years for causing hurt to Vincent while trying to kill him. Tiang is also charged under Section 309 of the same code for attempted suicide. The section carries a maximum one year's jail, or with a fine, or with both. Hearing continues today. |
| Court rules Penang govt had no jurisdiction to conduct local govt elections Posted: 14 Aug 2014 09:37 AM PDT PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here yesterday ruled that the DAP-led Penang government did not have the jurisdiction to conduct local government elections. Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Md Raus Sharif who chaired a five-member panel said the state government could not unilaterally exempt the application of Section 15 of the Local Government Act 1976 to the whole of Penang. Section 15 abolishes the rights of the state legislatures to hold local government elections within the states. He said the Penang state government had exceeded its jurisdiction in making the exemption order which violated the provisions in the Federal Constitution adding that the abolishment of the local government elections was a policy decision undertaken by the National Council for Local Government, thus the Penang state Government in seeking to exempt such policy decision must consult the Council. Justice Raus who presided the panel with Federal Court judges Tan Sri Suriyadi Halim Omar, Tan Sri Ahmad Maarop, Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali and Datuk Ramly Ali unanimously dismissed the petition brought by Penang state government and former president of the non-governmental organisation, Aliran, P. Ramakrishnan. In his decision, Justice Raus held that section 10 and Section 15 of the Local Government Act were constitutional. "Parliament had enacted section 10 and section 15 under powers vested upon it under the Federal Constitution for the purpose of ensuring uniformity of law and policy in relation to local government which includes the local government elections," he said. The Penang state government and Ramakrishnan had filed a petition seeking to restore local government elections which were abolished 48 years ago (March 1, 1965). On June 27, 2013, the Federal Court granted leave to the petitioners' to proceed with the petition to challenge the validity of the provisions in the Local Government Act which prevented state legislatures from providing for local government elections within the states. They wanted the court to declare Sections 10 and 15 of the Local Government Act invalid and inconsistent with the Federal Constitution. In the petition, the state government and Ramakrishnan said local government elections were held in George Town in 1951, conducted by the local authority. They said the Penang State Legislative Assembly passed the Local Government Elections (Penang Island and Province Wellesley) Enactment 2012 on May 9, last year and gazetted it on July 5, last year. The Penang Government claimed the newly-passed enactment clothed the Election Commission with sufficient legislative power to conduct local government elections in Penang, and the commission was thereby, validly authorised and required to conduct local government elections within the state. Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng who was present in court yesterday said the state government would abide by the Federal Court's decision in accordance with the rule of law. He said the only recourse available was to convince the Local Government Council to hold elections or wait for a change in the Federal Government. The petitioners were represented by lawyer Tommy Thomas and the government of Malaysia was represented by senior federal counsel Amarjeet Singh and Alice Loke Yee Ching. — Bernama |
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