KUCHING: The High Court here granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) to an immigration officer charged with smuggling 20 Indonesian migrants into the country two years ago. Judicial Commissioner Zaleha Mohd Yusuf Pan issued the order after allowing the application from the prosecution to withdraw the charge
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here today imposed a fine of RM6,600 or 18 months’ jail on a man for possessing 0.47 grammes of syabu and for involvement in drug abuse activities in February. Mohd Farus Junaidi, 29, pleaded guilty to two charges read before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan. For the
KUCHING: The Sessions Court here sentenced a cobbler to 12 months in prison and four lashes of the cane for committing incest with his 12-year-old niece three months ago. The 42-year-old pleaded guilty before Judge Saiful Bahari Adzmi to a charge under Section 376B(1) of the Penal Code, read together
KUCHING: A private medical company was discharged not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) by the Sessions Court here for operating a private clinic without proper registration. Judge Saiful Bahari Adzmi granted the discharge after the prosecution withdrew the case, citing that the company was not directly involved in the offence.
KUCHING: An online clothing seller was on Monday jailed three days and fined RM2,500 for possessing an imitation pistol and abusing drugs. Mohammad Afif, 22, pleaded guilty to two separate charges before two different magistrates. On the first charge, he was convicted under Section 36(1) of the Arms Act 1960
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here today ordered a 15-year-old boy to be placed at the Henry Gurney School until the age of 21, in connection with a deadly road accident that claimed five lives along Jalan Teo Kui Seng here, earlier this year. Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan issued the order
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here ordered a teenage boy to be sent to the Henry Gurney School for three years after he pleaded guilty to injuring eight of his dorm-mates with a hot iron while they were asleep in early May. The incident was reportedly motivated by the teen’s desire
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here has fixed July 9 for the re-mention of a case involving a Bukit Aman traffic policeman charged with killing a man by shooting him during an incident along Jalan Stephen Yong in April. Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan set the new date after the prosecution informed
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local man RM5,000 in default 12 months imprisonment for possessing child pornography on his phone. Nicholas Sim, 42, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to the charge framed under Section 292 (a) of the Penal Code. He was found in possession
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here ordered a teenage girl to be placed on a one-year good behaviour bond for stealing an Apple tablet from an optical shop earlier this year. Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan meted out the sentence after reviewing a social report from the Welfare Department, in accordance with