Cops among four jailed 12 years for armed robbery
KUALA LUMPUR: Four men, including two policemen, were sentenced to 12 years' jail and five strokes of the cane for robbing a 26-year-old businessman of RM1.1 million in cash at gunpoint.
Sessions Court judge Hamidah Mohamed Deril handed down the decision today against the accused corporals Hasrol Irmey Abu Hasim, 36, and Muhammad Helmi Jamaluddin, 34, as well as two civilians Amir Moktar, 47, and Mohd Ridhwan Azman, 39.
The judge ruled that all the accused failed to raise reasonable doubt at the end of the defence stage.
The four were found guilty of robbing the victim at a parking lot of a building near Jalan Chan Sow Lin at 1.30pm on Dec 14, 2021.
Hamidah ordered the sentence to take effect from today.
Lawyer Nur Azimul Azami Mohamad Nor, who represented all the accused, requested a stay of execution pending an appeal.
However, Hamidah instructed the lawyer to file a formal application for the stay.
The trial began in July 2023, with 35 prosecution witnesses called to testify. All four accused testified under oath in their defence.
The four were jointly charged with gang robbery and were charged under Sections 395/397 of the Penal Code read together with Section 34 of the same code, which provides for a maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment and whipping.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Ikhwan Mohd Nasir prosecuted.
Nur Azimul and Lim Yoi Ping represented the accused.
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