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The Star
2 days ago
- The Star
Cop slashing grass-cutter gets eight months' jail
KUANTAN: A grass-cutter was sentenced to eight months in prison after pleading guilty in the Magistrate's Court here on Friday (Aug 8) to injuring a police corporal with a machete last Saturday (Aug 2). Magistrate Ellyna Othman passed the sentence on Muhamad Firdaus Abdul Hamid, 37, and ordered his jail term to start from the date of his arrest on Aug 2. Muhammad Firdaus was charged with intentionally causing harm to Corporal Muhammad Shafril Izzwan Ismail, 37, using a machete and two smaller machetes, which could have caused death. The incident occurred on Aug 2 at 5.15pm in front of a house in Felda Bukit Kuantan. The charge was framed under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment, a fine, or whipping, or any combination of these upon conviction. Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Firdaus Ahmad Mokhlis urged the court to impose a fitting sentence, considering the public interest and to deter the accused from repeating the offence. Defence counsel Mohd Azlan Mohd Arish@Arshad, from the National Legal Aid Foundation, informed that the accused is single and earns RM70 a day. Earlier reports indicated that Corporal Shafril Izzwan was attacked with a machete, sustaining injuries to his back, chin, and left hand, by a man believed to be mentally unstable. The incident took place when police responded to a report of a man causing a disturbance while armed with a machete. — Bernama
The Sun
2 days ago
- The Sun
Grass-cutter jailed eight months for slashing policeman in Kuantan
KUANTAN: A grass-cutter was sentenced to eight months in prison after pleading guilty to injuring a police corporal with a machete. Magistrate Ellyna Othman handed down the sentence to Muhamad Firdaus Abdul Hamid, 37, ordering his jail term to begin from his arrest date on Aug 2. The accused was charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code for intentionally harming Corporal Muhammad Shafril Izzwan Ismail with a machete and two smaller blades. The offence carries a maximum penalty of 10 years' jail, a fine, whipping, or a combination of these punishments. Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Firdaus Ahmad Mokhlis urged the court to impose a deterrent sentence in the public interest. Defence counsel Mohd Azlan Mohd Arish@Arshad stated the accused is single and earns RM70 daily as a grass-cutter. Police reports revealed the victim suffered machete wounds to his back, chin, and left hand during the Aug 2 incident. Authorities responded to a disturbance involving a man armed with a machete, believed to be mentally unstable. The attack occurred at 5.15 pm in front of a house in Felda Bukit Kuantan. - Bernama
New Straits Times
2 days ago
- New Straits Times
Grass-cutter gets 8-months' jail for injuring cop with machete
KUANTAN: A grass-cutter was sentenced to eight months' jail by the magistrate's court here today after pleading guilty to injuring a policeman using a machete at Felda Bukit Kuantan here on Aug 2. Muhamad Firdaus Abdul Hamid,37, made the guilty plea after the charge was read in front of magistrate Ellyna Othman. He was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to Mohd Shafril Izzwan Ismail, 37, by using a long machete and two shorter ones. The incident occurred in front of a house at Felda Bukit Kuantan at 5.15pm on Aug 2. Firdaus was charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code for causing injury with a weapon, which carries a maximum 10-year jail term, a fine or whipping or both upon conviction. Acording to the facts of the case, police were deployed to the site after a man ran amok about 3.12pm. The accused was detained by policemen along with three machetes at about 5.30pm. Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Firdaus Ahmad Mokhlis appeared for the prosecution while the accused was represented by Mohd Azlan Mohd Arish @ Arshad from the National Legal Aid Foundation.
New Straits Times
5 days ago
- New Straits Times
Policeman held over alleged bribe to speed up quarrel probe
KUANTAN: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained a policeman for allegedly soliciting and accepting bribes totalling around RM3,500 from a foreigner to expedite the investigation of a quarrel case. The suspect is the tenth policeman in Pahang to be picked by the MACC in the past one week as part of ongoing investigations into several bribery cases involving drugs and ketum juice. The policeman, in his 40s who is attached to a district police headquarters in Pahang, has been remanded for five days until Aug 9. Magistrate Ellyna Othman issued the remand order during proceedings at the Kuantan sessions court here today. According to a source, the suspect was arrested at his workplace by a team of MACC officers about 5pm yesterday. "Investigations revealed that the officer had demanded about RM1,000 from a foreigner who was involved in a fight with his brother-in-law, before the foreigner lodged a police report in early July. "The bribe was allegedly an inducement to detain the foreigner's brother-in-law who is currently in police custody and to expedite the investigation process so he (brother-in-law) could be handed over to the Immigration Department for deportation," said the source. The source said that after receiving the initial RM1,000, the policeman later demanded an additional RM3,000 from the complainant, but settled for RM2,500. Meanwhile, Pahang MACC director Mohd Shukor Mahmud confirmed the arrests and said the case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009. The offence carries a jail term of up to 20 years and a fine of up to five times the bribe amount upon conviction.
