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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
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- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong police hunt for man over anthrax hoax at social welfare office
Hong Kong police are hunting for a man who fled a social welfare office after telling staff he had left anthrax on the counter. An argument erupted between a staff member and the man at the office of the Social Security Field Unit inside One Mong Kok Road Commercial Centre at about 1.10pm on Wednesday. The man placed pieces of A4-sized paper on the counter and said they contained anthrax powder. He then fled the scene. Staff evacuated the office and alerted police. Officers found no traces of the substance on the paper. The case is being investigated as 'criminal intimidation'. It is being handled by officers from the Mong Kok district investigation team. No arrests have been made.
Free Malaysia Today
3 days ago
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- Free Malaysia Today
8 change pleas to not guilty on charges of extortion, threatening to kill man
All eight had initially pleaded guilty to the charges in the Johor Bahru magistrates' court on April 25. (File pic) PETALING JAYA : Eight people, including a woman known as 'Bella', changed their pleas from guilty to not guilty at the Johor Bahru magistrates' court today on charges of extorting, confining and threatening to kill a man in Plentong last April. Bella, whose real name is Nuredrianna Balqqisyh Anabella Norazman, 22, and the other seven recorded the change in plea on three charges before magistrate A Shaarmini today, Bernama reported. The other seven are Aqmal Hafifi Mustafa Kamal, 25, Ahmad Rushdi Jumadi, 23, Nur Shafiq Abdullah, 25, Haikal Zulkarnain, 19, Amierul Hakim Shamsuri, 23, Danish Hakim Kamaruddin, 20, and Syamsul Hamiziey Saiful Razali, 19. On the first charge, they were jointly accused of criminal intimidation by issuing death threats to Faris Syahmi Ridzwan, 22. On the second charge, the eight, along with two others still at large, were accused of extortion by threatening Faris to pay them RM3,000 or face further assault by the group. This allegedly led to the victim handing over RM650 in cash and the key to his motorcycle to one of the accused, Amierul. On the third charge, all the accused, along with two others still at large, were jointly accused of wrongfully confining the victim. All eight had pleaded guilty before magistrate Atifah Hazimah Wahab to the three charges on April 25. In separate proceedings before magistrate Nur Fatin Farid today, the seven men also changed their pleas to not guilty on a fourth charge of voluntarily causing hurt to the same victim, along with one other accomplice still at large. The seven men had pleaded guilty to the fourth charge before Atifah on April 25. All the alleged offences were said to have been committed at a flat in Plentong, Masai, between 10pm and 4am, from April 18 to 19. The first three charges were framed under Sections 506, 384 and 342 of the Penal Code respectively, while the fourth charge under Section 323 of the same Code. The offences carry penalties of imprisonment of up to 10 years, or a fine, or both, upon conviction. Syamsul was represented by counsel Nurul Nadia Yunos, Amierul by T Haressh, Aqmal by Khairulazwad Sariman and Rushdi by Syahmi Nawawi. The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutors Nik Noratini Nik Azman and Nur Fatihah Nizam. Both Shaarmini and Fatin fixed July 17 for the next mention of the case, submission of documents, and for the accused who are yet to be represented to appoint counsel.
Free Malaysia Today
4 days ago
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- Free Malaysia Today
Woman nabbed for intimidating, sharing nude photos of hubby and 2nd wife
Melaka Tengah police chief Christopher Patit confirmed the arrest of the woman. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : Police have arrested a woman in a polyamorous marriage who allegedly threatened and shared nude photos of her husband's second wife. According to Berita Harian, the Melaka magistrates' court allowed the police to remand the suspect for four days to assist in their investigation. The woman's lawyer, Sheikh Ikhzan Sheikh Salleh, had opposed the remand order, arguing that this was merely a domestic case. The case is being investigated under Section 507 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation, and Section 509 for outraging a person's modesty. A source said the 53-year-old woman was arrested at KLIA last night after returning from a holiday in Austria. She was wanted by police after the second wife – a 47-year-old teacher in Selangor – lodged a police report. The source said the victim was informed by her father that the suspect – a mother of four – had sent him photos of her (the second wife) and her husband in the nude. 'Fearing that the nude photos would be spread and having been harassed by the suspect, the complainant filed a police report on March 27,' the source said. Melaka Tengah police chief Christopher Patit confirmed the arrest, but declined to disclose details of the case.
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.
Malay Mail
19-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Father of five fined RM6,000 for threatening DBKL officer over balloon vendor incident
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — A father of five was fined RM6,000, in default five months' jail, by the Magistrates' Court today after pleading guilty to threatening a Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement officer over the balloon vendor incident in late March. While meting out the sentence on 57-year-old clothing trader Mustafa Sulaiman, Magistrate Farah Nabihah Muhamad Dan stressed that public interest must prevail, noting the accused's remarks were akin to 'pouring fuel on fire'. 'The court hopes this sentence will serve as a lesson to the accused. For the first charge, he is fined RM2,000 or two months' jail in default; for the second, RM4,000 or three months in default,' she said. Mustafa was charged with making a statement with the intent to incite others to commit an offence against DBKL officer Mohammad Shahli Zaini Mohd Zulkepli, 32. The charge under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code carries a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both. He was also charged with criminal intimidation for sending a WhatsApp message to the same victim, threatening to cause death or injury, under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of seven years' imprisonment, or a fine, or both. Both offences were committed at the DBKL Enforcement Tower, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, at 10.30 am on April 7. Mustafa's lawyer, Dzafir Firdaus Ahmad Zubairy, pleaded for a minimal fine, citing that his client is the sole breadwinner for his wife, five children, and mother-in-law. 'This is his first offence, and he has no prior criminal record. The statement was made in a WhatsApp group and did not amount to incitement,' he submitted. Deputy public prosecutor Amritpreet Kaur Randhawa, however, pressed for a deterrent sentence, arguing that the WhatsApp screenshot clearly contained threats, incitement and elements of intimidation directed at a DBKL enforcement officer in the course of his official duties. 'The accused acted with malicious intent to undermine the reputation of the Mayor and to incite harm against DBKL enforcement personnel,' she added. — Bernama
