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Gang charged with human trafficking in High Court

KUCHING: A foreign man, suspected of leading a human trafficking syndicate known as Geng Adi Tailo, was today charged in the High Court here together with his group members. Judicial Commissioner Alexander Siew ordered the four men, who are also known as Kumpulan Yeni Ferry, to be further detained at the Puncak Borneo prison, pending […]

Rosmah ordered to enter defence

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today ordered Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to enter her defence on all three corruption charges relating to the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak. Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan made the ruling after finding that the prosecution had made out a prima facie case against Rosmah, 69, the wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri […]

Court urged to reprimand Najib for attack on Zeti

KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case has urged the High Court to impose a strict warning on the former prime minister for attacking former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, who is a witness, on his Facebook. Senior deputy public prosecutor […]

Police officer charged with wife’s murder ordered to defend himself

KUCHING: The High Court here ordered a police officer, who is the sole perpetrator in the murder of his second wife, to defend himself on Nov 9 and 10. Judicial Commissioner Christopher Chin found a prima facie case when deciding at the end of the prosecution trial against accused, Mohammad Sohffian Abu Hassan, who has […]

Student escapes death penalty

KUCHING: A student of an institution of higher learning can now breathe a huge sigh of relief after escaping the death penalty when the High Court here acquitted her of trafficking 3.155kg of marijuana. Kuching High Court judge Azhahari Kamal Ramli made the decision after the prosecution failed to prove prima facie against the accused, […]

Over RM30m compensation ruling

KUCHING: A gold investment company Genneva Malaysia Sdn Bhd was ordered by the Kuching High Court to pay compensation of more than RM30 million to 232 individual plaintiffs today. Judge Datuk Lee Heng Cheong made the ruling after examining the losses suffered by all the plaintiffs as well as the concrete evidences. Lawyers representing the […]

The gallows for drug trafficker

KUCHING: The High Court here sentenced a local man to death after he was found guilty of drug trafficking yesterday. High Court Judge Datuk Supang Lian ordered Jason Hew, aged 29 years, to be hanged to death after the court found him guilty of drug trafficking under Section 39B (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act […]

Duo escape gallows after ‘not guilty’ verdict

SIBU: Two men escaped the gallows after the High Court here found them not guilty of murder, on Tuesday (Aug 18). The accused, Udi Ambo, 31, and Ngumbang Abang, 40, were released. Both were previously charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code and read together with Section 34 of the same Code. The section […]

Aug 28 decision on judicial review

SRI RAM’S APPOINTMENT KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here yesterday fixed August 28 to decide on a judicial review application by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his lawyer, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, to recuse Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as the senior deputy public prosecutor (DPP) in their respective cases. Judge Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya […]

High Court dismisses defence’s application to postpone mitigation

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today dismissed Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s defence application to postpone the mitigation to Monday. Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali in his decision said he accepted that there were situations where sentencing can be postponed but the accused must still provide good reasons to justify postponement. “I do not […]