Claiming trial in disposing of stolen property charges
KUCHING: A civil servant was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court on seven charges of disposing of stolen property, namely nine units of tablets belonging to the state government by allegedly selling them to four different people. Accused Izzad, 31, who works as an assistant engineer, pleaded not guilty to four charges read out before Magistrate […]
Jailed for disposal of stolen property
SIBU: The Magistrate’s Court here today (May 31) fined a 30-year-old man RM5,000 in default five months’ imprisonment for disposal of stolen property. Magistrate Punitha Sivaraji passed down the sentence on Muhammad Rukaini Abdullah from Song after he pleaded guilty to the charge. According to the charge sheet, the accused committed disposal of two pieces […]
Jailed, fined for misappropriating shop’s sales money
SIBU: A woman, who worked as a cashier at a budget store here, was sentenced to two years’ jail and fined RM3,000 by the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for defrauding the company of RM2,842. The accused, Hiddaya Abdul Rani, 25, from Daro pleaded guilty under Section 381 of the Penal Code for cheating. According to the […]
Courier company employee fined for hurting disabled man
KUCHING: A courier company employee was fined RM1,000 by the Magistrates’ Court here for hurting a disabled man (OKU) with firecrackers. Mohd Aidid, 22, pleaded guilty to the charge on yesterday, read before magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. The court sentenced him to two weeks in jail if he failed to pay the fine. […]
Six months’ jail for stealing parcel boxes
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to six months’ jail after he stole three parcel boxes from a delivery company premises. Accused Mohammad Syukor Tuah, 29, pleaded guilty to one charge which was read before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. According to the charge, he and his friend had stolen two boxes of medical […]
Scammer from Johor pays RM500 fine to escape jail
SIBU: A 23-year-old Johorean was indicted in the Magistrate’s Court here for possession of RM30,000, which was obtained illegally. In meting out the sentence today, magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar fined Jonathan Wee Swee Soon from Batu Pahat, Johor, RM500, in default seven days’ imprisonment, after he admitted to committing the offence. According to the charge […]
Man pleads guilty to drug abuse, gets two months
KUCHING: A 44-year-old man was sentenced to two months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to drug abuse activities. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi passed sentence on Zaidel Ibrahim from Kampung Lintang after a charge was read out in front of him. The court ordered the accused to serve his jail term starting Wednesday […]
Labourer fined for making death threats against sister
KUCHING: A labourer was fined RM2,500, in default four months’ imprisonment, by the Magistrates’ Court here on Friday (April 29) for threatening to kill his sister. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar sentenced Mohamad Sahmin Sulong, 39, after the latter pleaded guilty to the charge. He was charged under Section 506 of the Penal Code for intentionally making […]
Fined RM2.5k for damaging car
KUCHING: A man was fined RM2,500, in default three months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here today for damaging a car. Lu Chuan Yuan, 51, pleaded guilty to the charge read to him by an interpreter before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. Lu was charged with causing damage to a Mitsubishi Mirage vehicle belonging […]
Man fined RM3,500 for hurting cop
KUCHING: A 45-year-old man was fined RM3,500 after pleading guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today for injuring a policeman, holding the rank of Lance Corporal, with a cane. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali meted out a sentence of five months’ jail for any failure of the accused to pay the fine. He was […]