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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
20-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Cops nab 18-year-old duo in Ampang for suspected sextortion
Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said the two boys were arrested at a shopping centre on Sunday. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : Police arrested two 18-year-old boys in Taman Melawati, Ampang, on Sunday on suspicion of having extorted a couple with the threat of sharing their nude videos. Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said the complainant received a WhatsApp message from an acquaintance on April 11, threatening to share the videos unless he paid them money. 'The victim paid RM2,800 to the suspects in instalments. The suspects then asked for an additional RM1,000, after which the complainant lodged a police report,' he said in a statement today. Azam said a team from the Ampang Jaya criminal investigation department carried out the arrests at the Galaxy Ampang shopping centre on Sunday, and also seized three mobile phones. 'Our investigation found that the first suspect has a criminal record for four offences, one of them drug-related, while the other had no criminal record. 'Both suspects tested positive for THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) use,' he said. Azam said the suspects are being investigated under Section 385 of the Penal Code for extortion, punishable with up to seven years' imprisonment, a fine, whipping or any two of the punishments, if convicted. They are also being investigated under Section 292 of the Penal Code for possession of obscene material, which provides for up to three years' imprisonment, a fine, or both.
Free Malaysia Today
09-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Gym trainer pleads guilty to threatening to splash woman with acid
The Ampang Jaya magistrates' court was told that the gym trainer had struck up a conversation with the 31-year-0ld woman. (Pexels pic) PETALING JAYA : A gym trainer has pleaded guilty to a charge of engaging in insulting behaviour after threatening to splash a woman with acid at Taman Melawati, Ampang, on April 22. Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said the 42-year-old man was charged in the Ampang Jaya magistrates' court yesterday under Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955. He pleaded guilty and was released on a bail of RM300 in one surety. The facts of the case showed that the accused had approached the 31-year-old woman at the gym in Taman Melawati at about 2pm and struck up a conversation with her. During the conversation, the suspect told the woman, who is a gym member, not to act arrogant 'or you might get splashed with acid', before walking away. 'Fearing for her safety, the woman lodged a police report,' Azam said in a statement. He said the man, who does not have a criminal record, was arrested at about 3.30pm on Tuesday and was remanded for three days. A urine test showed that he was positive for amphetamine, methamphetamine and tetrahydrocannabinol. The court has fixed July 22 for re-mention for the case.
Free Malaysia Today
30-04-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Cops probe scuffle between social media influencer's wife and ex-wife
Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said no arrests had been made and the case is being probed under the provision for voluntarily causing hurt. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : Police are investigating a scuffle involving the wife and ex-wife of a social media influencer, after both women claimed they sustained minor injuries in the incident. Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said the incident took place at around 3.15pm on Monday, after the influencer, who is also a chef, had allowed his ex-wife to retrieve her personal belongings from his house. While the man had only allowed his ex-wife access to the ground floor of the house, she had gone up to the first floor, prompting his current wife to try and block her from going any further. 'This led to a scuffle between the complainant (the man's wife) and the ex-wife. The complainant's brother-in-law and sister-in-law had witnessed the incident,' Azam said in a statement. Both women filed police reports on the same day, claiming they had suffered minor injuries from the scuffle. Azam said no arrests had been made and that the case is being probed under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt, which is punishable by up to a year in jail, a maximum RM2,000 fine or both, upon conviction.
