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Free Malaysia Today
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Trial set for activist's defamation suit against ex-defence ministry official
Road safety activist Shahrim Tamrin filed the suit against Razman Hakimi Abdullah over several statements made on Facebook and Twitter in 2020. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : A defamation lawsuit filed by road safety activist Shahrim Tamrin against a former head of corporate communications at the defence ministry will go to trial this October. In a statement, Shahrim said the sessions court in Ampang has fixed Oct 14 and 15 for trial. In November last year, it was reported that Shahrim filed the suit against Razman Hakimi Abdullah over several statements made on Facebook and Twitter (now known as X) in 2020, which he deemed 'outrageous, baseless, dreadful and totally unacceptable'. According to the statement of claim, Razman is said to have alleged that Shahrim was a Pakatan Harapan (PH) 'lackey', 'spy' and political appointee of the previous PH government. Razman is alleged to have made the remarks in several Facebook posts on March 10 and July 16, 2020. This was in reference to Shahrim's appointment as a board member of the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros). He was a member of the Miros board from January 2019 to January 2022. The statement of claim said Razman had also claimed that Shahrim was the son of former Batu Berendam MP Tamrin Ghafar in another Twitter post on Aug 29, 2020. Shahrim is seeking general, special and exemplary damages from the defendant as well as an injunction barring him from repeating the impugned statements on any platform.
Free Malaysia Today
23-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Cops to seek remand for temple vandal who threatened committee member
Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said items seized from the suspect included a hammer, a bolt cutter, two parangs and a keris. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : Police will seek a remand order for a man who allegedly vandalised several deity statues at a Hindu temple in Taman Sri Ampang and threatened to behead a temple committee member who confronted him. Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said the man was apprehended at the scene at about 8.40am today. 'A remand application will be submitted tomorrow at the Ampang Jaya magistrates' court,' he said in a statement. Azam said the suspect is a 33-year-old unemployed man without a criminal record. He, however, tested positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine. He said the suspect's actions were not related to extremism, and the man was believed to have been hallucinating at the time, claiming to have heard voices. Police seized a hammer, a bolt cutter, a bag, two parangs, a keris and a motorcycle from the man. The temple's secretary filed the police report after viewing CCTV footage that showed a man entering the temple at about 6am today and leaving shortly after. The secretary said the man returned at about 8.30am with several tools, parangs and a keris and proceeded to damage the statues of several deities. 'The complainant immediately rushed to the temple. Upon arrival, he was confronted and chased away by the suspect, who pointed a parang at him and threatened to behead him,' Azam said. 'The complainant then contacted the police for assistance.' The case is being investigated under Section 295 of the Penal Code for defiling a place of worship, and Section 506 of the same law for criminal intimidation. Azam said the investigation also involved Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958. Earlier today, Urimai urged the authorities to take swift and firm action over alleged acts of sabotage at two Hindu temples in Selangor over the past week, including the incident at Taman Sri Ampang. Urimai's interim deputy chairman, David Marshel, said if such actions are not stopped, they could spark tension and threaten racial and religious harmony. He claimed that the investigation into the Taman Sri Ampang temple incident was halted after the suspect was found to be mentally unstable. He said the other incident occurred at the Sri Maha Ayiram Kannudayar Alayam temple in Kapar.
Free Malaysia Today
23-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Ampang temple vandal sentenced to 5 years in prison
Sufpriyanndi Masyhuri was charged at the Ampang sessions and magistrates' courts with carrying weapons, defiling a place of worship and criminal intimidation. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : An unemployed man who vandalised a Hindu temple in Kampung Tasek Ampang and threatened to behead a temple committee member was sentenced to five years in prison. Sufpriyanndi Masyhuri, 33, pleaded guilty to three charges at the Ampang sessions and magistrates' courts. At the sessions court, he was charged with entering the Dewi Sri Maha Kaliamman Temple at around 6am on May 19 armed with a hammer, steel cutter, two parangs and a keris. A temple committee member who was monitoring the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from his home saw the accused vandalising a deity's trident. The committee member rushed to the scene, where Sufpriyanndi allegedly pointed a parang at him and threatened to behead him. The charge was framed under Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958, which relates to the carrying of weapons. Judge Nurulizwan Ahmad Zubir sentenced him to five years in jail and ordered him to be given one stroke of the cane. In the magistrates' court, Sufpriyanndi also pleaded guilty to damaging the temple at the same time and location. He was accused of committing the act with the intention and knowledge that members of the Hindu community might regard the damage as an insult to their religion. The charge was framed under Section 295 of the Penal Code, which relates to defiling a place of worship with intent to insult religion. Magistrate Normaizan Rahim sentenced him to seven months' imprisonment for the offence. In a separate magistrates' court, magistrate Amalina Basirah Top sentenced Sufpriyanndi to five months in jail after he admitted to criminally intimidating M Mohana Thas, 34, by threatening to behead him. The charge was framed under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation. All sentences are to run concurrently.
Free Malaysia Today
21-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Ex-Bersatu member, wife in bid to recover seized luxury vehicles, items
Adam Asmuni and Lyiana Roslee are appealing for the return of cash, cars, motorcycles, luxury watches, handbags, laptops, bracelets, necklaces, as well as Amanah Saham Bhd accounts. KUALA LUMPUR : The High Court here has fixed June 30 to hear an appeal by a former Bersatu Youth member and his wife seeking to recover luxury vehicles and items seized from them during a 2021 drug raid. Adam Asmuni and Lyiana Roslee are appealing for the return of cash, cars, motorcycles, luxury watches, handbags, laptops, bracelets, necklaces, as well as Amanah Saham Bhd (ASB) accounts. Justice K Muniandy earlier allowed Adam's application to adduce fresh evidence to be introduced at the hearing in the form of bank account transactions involving the couple's printing company, Percetakan Alfa Gemilang Sdn Bhd, between 2014 and 2019. Lawyer Amirrul Jamaluddin, appearing for Adam, told the court that he could file additional written submissions to address the bank account transactions before the hearing date. Deputy public prosecutor Shahrizzat Amadan appeared for the prosecution. The couple was arrested by police on Jan 20, 2021. During a raid of the couple's bungalow in Ampang, police also found cannabis plants and bottles containing cannabis liquid. The couple was subsequently charged in the Ampang magistrates' court on three counts of trafficking and the illegal cultivation of cannabis plants. Police later filed an application in the sessions court here under Section 32(2) of the Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988, seeking to forfeit the items seized from them. Both Adam and Lyiana filed third party claims to regain possession of their items but their applications were dismissed in 2023. The sessions court only allowed them to recover RM3,250 in seized cash and ordered that RM28,513.97 out of RM81,468,51 in two ASB accounts be returned to Lyiana. The balance of RM52,954.54 and all other items seized were forfeited to the government. The court said the couple failed to adduce evidence that the BMW X5 and BMW 328i cars seized had been paid for by Percetakan Alfa Gemilang. It added that there was no evidence to show the company had made monthly payments to service loans for the purchase of the cars. The court also found that no witnesses had testified to Lyiana's purchase of the luxury watches from their respective retailers, nor did family members attest to having given gifts in the form of jewellery to Lyiana and her daughter. The court also said that a chartered accountant should have been called to testify whether Percetakan Alfa Gemilang ever paid income due to the couple into their ASB accounts. Adam sentenced to seven years' jail, lawyer says After the proceeding, Amirrul told reporters that Adam had pleaded guilty at the Shah Alam High Court earlier this year to reduced charges under Section 39A(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 for the possession of cannabis. He said the court sentenced Adam to seven years in prison, computed from his date of arrest in 2021, and seven strokes of the rotan. Lyiana had her charges dropped after Adam pleaded guilty.
Malay Mail
21-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Police arrest two for extortion over nude video blackmail in Ampang
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — Police arrested two men for extortion after they threatened to release a nude video of a victim and his girlfriend unless a sum of money was paid. Ampang Jaya district police chief ACP Mohd Azam Ismail said the two suspects, aged 18, were nabbed in Ampang on Sunday. Police also seized three mobile phones to aid in the investigation. Investigations revealed that the victim received a threatening WhatsApp message from an acquaintance on April 11, demanding money. As a result, the victim paid RM2,800 in instalments. 'One of the suspects then demanded an additional RM1,000, prompting the victim to lodge a police report,' he said in a statement today. Mohd Azam also said urine tests indicated that both suspects tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Background checks showed that one suspect had four previous criminal records, including drug-related offences, while the other was clear of any negative activities. 'Both suspects have been remanded for four days, starting Tuesday. The case is being investigated under Section 385 of the Penal Code for extortion and Section 292 for possession of obscene material under the Penal Code,' he added.
