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The Star
6 days ago
- The Star
Accused robber's companion blocks media
In the spotlight: The accused being led out of the court after he claimed trial for armed robbery at the Sessions Court here. MELAKA: A brief commotion unfolded at the Melaka Court Complex in Ayer Keroh when a woman, believed to be a relative of an accused in an armed robbery case, attempted to block members of the media from carrying out their duties. The incident occurred yesterday near the police counter at the courthouse lobby, where two women followed the accused, Amirul Hamry Hambalyi Azahari, 27, as he was being escorted by policemen after he was charged in the Sessions Court. As two cameramen recorded the scene with court approval, one of the women, in her 20s, approached a senior television cameraman and placed her hand on his shoulder, requesting that he stop recording. Another journalist and a cameraman from the Chinese media were also reportedly obstructed and verbally abused. Earlier, the same woman was seen attempting to intercept policemen escorting the suspect, seemingly to prevent media personnel from recording footage. Eyewitnesses claimed both women tried to escalate the situation by stating that they held official positions. The confrontation, which lasted roughly two minutes, was quickly brought under control by cops. Amirul Hamry had earlier appeared before judge Haderiah Siri to face charges of robbery while armed with a meat-cutting knife. He is alleged to have taken RM202.80 in cash, three boxes of cigarettes and a barcode scanner from a convenience store in Jalan Laksamana Cheng Ho 2 at 3am on July 29. If convicted, Amirul Hamry faces up to 20 years in prison and possible whipping under Section 392 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 397. The accused, who was unrepresented, was granted bail of RM9,000 with additional conditions, including reporting to the police fortnightly and surrendering his passport. The court fixed Sept 9 as the next mention date.
The Star
6 days ago
- The Star
Ruckus in court complex as woman tries to stop journalists covering robbery case
MELAKA: There was a brief commotion at the court complex in Ayer Keroh here when a woman tried to prevent media personnel from doing their jobs. It is believed she is related to an accused in an armed robbery case. The incident occurred on Tuesday (Aug 5) morning near the police counter at the courthouse lobby when two women followed the accused, Amirul Hamry Hambalyi Azahari, 27, as he was being escorted by police after claiming trial to armed robbery at a convenience store here. While two cameramen recorded the scene with court approval, one of the women, in her 20s, approached a senior television cameraman and put her hand on his shoulder, asking him to stop recording. A journalist and cameraman from a Chinese media outlet were also reportedly obstructed and verbally attacked during the incident. Moments earlier, the same woman was seen on camera seemingly attempting to stop media personnel from recording footage as the accused was brought to court. According to witnesses, both women also claimed that they held official positions. The commotion, which lasted around two minutes, was quickly brought under control by police personnel. The accused was brought before Sessions judge Haderiah Siri to face a charge of robbery while armed with a butcher knife. He is alleged to have made off with RM202.80 in cash, three boxes of cigarettes, and a barcode scanner in the 3am incident at Jalan Laksamana Cheng Ho 2 on July 29. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison and possible caning under Section 392 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 397. The accused, who was unrepresented, was granted bail of RM9,000 with additional conditions, including reporting to the police fortnightly and surrendering his passport. The court fixed Sept 9 for next mention.
The Sun
6 days ago
- The Sun
Man denies armed robbery at Melaka convenience store
MELAKA: A man pleaded not guilty at the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court here today to a charge of committing armed robbery at a convenience store here last month. Amirul Hamry Hambalyi Azahari, 27, was charged with robbing the convenience store of RM202.80 in cash, three boxes of branded cigarettes and a price scanner when armed with a butcher knife. The offence was allegedly committed at the 7-Eleven premises at Jalan Laksamana Cheng Ho 2, Central Melaka, at about 3 am on July 29. The charge, framed under Section 392 of the Penal Code and read together with Section 397 of the same law, provides imprisonment of up to 20 years and whipping if found guilty. Judge Haderiah Siri allowed Amirul Hamry Hambalyi bail of RM9,000 and also ordered him to report to a nearby police station every two weeks, as well as surrender his passport to the court. She set Sept 2 for mention for the submission of documents and the appointment of a lawyer. The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhamad Ehsan Nasarudin, while the accused was unrepresented. - Bernama
