Author: Lydia Aman

Man fined for ferrying undocumented migrants

KUCHING: A local man has been fined RM15,000 or sentenced to six months in prison by the High Court today for allowing undocumented migrants in his van. Sahrim Cicci pleaded guilty to an alternative charge read by the language interpreter before Judicial Commissioner Alexander Siew How Wai. According to the

Six months’ jail for possessing stolen laptop

KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to six months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today for possessing a stolen laptop in December last year. Ammy’een, 21, pleaded guilty to a charge read before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According to the charge, he and another accomplice were

Man ordered to maintain peace for punching contractor

KUCHING: A local man was ordered to maintain peace for six months by the Magistrate’s Court here for punching a male contractor during a discussion about a property transaction. Bong, 54, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 67 of the Criminal Procedure Code read before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya

Sibling ordered to keep peace

KUCHING: A 31-year-old man has been placed on a six-month peace bond for making criminal threats against his elder brother with a machete. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi ordered Azrol Ahmat to maintain the six-month peace bond with RM500 bail after he pleaded guilty to a charge framed under Section 67 of

Couple gets six-month peace bond

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here ordered a husband and wife to maintain a peace bond for six months after they fought with each other on Jan 21. Rahmat, 28, and Siti Kamaria, 35, each pleaded guilty to the charge, framed under Section 67 of the Criminal Procedure Code. According to

Drunken trespasser fined RM900

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local man, RM900 or two weeks in prison in default, for trespassing into an elderly couple’s house while intoxicated last Sunday. Elexton Tony Peter, 26, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to a charge under Section 448 of the Penal Code.

Man fined RM2,800 for illegal lottery ticket purchase

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local man RM2,800 in default two months in jail for purchasing illegal public lottery ticket last week. Jais Barham, 52, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section 9 (1) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, which carries

Man gets two years in prison for assaulting policeman

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here handed down a two-year prison sentence to a man for deliberately hitting a police constable with a motorcycle two years ago. Iqmal Zachary Kamal, 31, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to charges under Section 353 and Section 186 of the Penal Code. The first

Exposing sister to porn lands man in jail, caning

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here sentenced a 33-year-old man to eight years in prison and three lashes of the cane for exposing his younger sister to pornographic materials on a smartphone. Judge Iris Awen Jon meted out the sentence after the accused pleaded guilty to a charge framed under Section

Man charged for molesting visually impaired patient

KUCHING: A local man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here for allegedly molesting a visually impaired female patient in a hospital last Monday (Jan 22). The 56-year-old defendant pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to a charge under Section 354 of the Penal Code. If convicted,