Man charged with incest
SIBU: A 45 year-old man claimed trial at the Sessions Court here today (Jan 9) to two felony charges including committing incest on his teenage daughter. Gerina from Kampung Bedil, Kanowit, had pleaded not guilty to the charges before Sessions Court Judge Marutin Pagan who set bail at RM3,000 in one surety. The judge fixed […]
Assemblyman claims trial to uttering seditious words
KUALA LUMPUR: Kijal assemblyman Senator Datuk Razali Idris was charged in the Sessions Court today with making a speech of a seditious nature at the launch of the Kemaman by-election machinery on Nov 10. Razali, 57, who is also Bersatu Information chief, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out to him before Judge […]
Ex-judge, cop claim trial to khalwat bribery case
IPOH: A former judge and a policeman were charged at the Sessions Court here today with soliciting and accepting bribes of RM4,000 to release a man from a khalwat case in 2019. Former Syariah Court judge Burhanuddin Ismi Adam, 43, and Lance Corporal Muhamad Hamri Ayob, 34, however, pleaded not guilty after the charges were […]
Ex-Arabic teacher begins eight years for sexual assaulting girl
PUTRAJAYA: A former Arabic language teacher begins his eight years jail sentence today after he failed in his final appeal to set aside his conviction and jail sentence for committing physical sexual assault on a primary school student in 2018. Nor Azlam Ab Rahman, 43, will also receive one stroke of the cane. A three-member […]
Muhyiddin claims trial to six counts of power abuse, money laundering
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was today charged in the Sessions Court here with four counts of corruption to solicit bribes amounting to RM232.5 million and two counts of money laundering involving RM195 million. Muhyiddin, 75, who was in a dark blue suit, pleaded not guilty to all the charges after […]
Teen with Nospan pills fined
KUCHING: The Sessions Court on Monday (Jan 30) sentenced a teenager to a RM1,000 fine, in default one month’s imprisonment, for having 8.83g of Nospan in September of last year. The 18-year-old from Kampung Buntal pleaded guilty as soon as a charge under Section 9(1) of the Poisons Act 1952 and punishment according to Section […]
Ex-soldier gets six years’ imprisonment, caning for armed robbery
KUCHING: A former army private was sentenced to six years in prison and three lashes by the Sessions Court for robbing a girl of RM600 with a folding knife in front of a pharmacy last March. Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman sentenced the 20-year-old accused from Melaka after the latter changed his plea to guilty on […]
Two jailed five years, one stroke each for drugs
KUCHING: Two local men were each sentenced to five years in prison and one caning by the Sessions Court today for being involved in repeated drug use. Accused Zairiza Da’aie Jeraie, 34, and Addiver Carlvin Goeng, 28, both pleaded guilty in a separate Sessions Court. Zairiza, who works as a security guard in a company, […]
RM2,000 fine for possessing nospan pills
KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to a fine of RM2,000 or three months in prison by the Sessions Court today for possessing 107.2 grams of nospan pills in September. Session Court Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman handed down the sentence to Dalie Sindu, 51, after pleading guilty to one charge under Section 9(1) of the […]
Four get 10 years behind bars for gang robbery
SIBU: The Sessions Court here sentenced four persons, including a woman, to 10 years behind bars for committing gang robbery today (Dec 2) . Judge Marutin Pagan meted out the sentence on the four accused after the court found them guilty of the offence as charged following a full trial. In addition, Marutin also ordered […]
