Tag: Malaysia

  • SBS Driver Jumps Bail

    SBS Driver Jumps Bail

    An SBS Transit bus driver accused of negligent driving, which resulted in 23 passengers getting hurt, failed to appear at his hearing in court yesterday.

    A warrant of arrest was issued for Ahmad Jamalulail Abdul Rashid, 43, a Malaysian national.

    Jamalulail is accused of failing to keep a proper lookout while driving an SBS bus along Sims Avenue at about 5.25pm on July 11, 2014.

    As a result, the vehicle hit the rear of another SBS bus that had slowed down because of road works ahead.

    Two passengers suffered grievous injuries. Jaswinder Singh, 18, had a nasal fracture and Mr Lee Joo Long, 58, suffered injuries to his spine, court papers said.

    Twenty-one other passengers, aged between 16 and 79, were also hurt.

    Jamalulail was charged with one count of causing grievous hurt to Mr Lee and Mr Singh by a negligent act and one count of endangering the lives of the other 21 passengers by a negligent act.

    He was granted $5,000 bail and was supposed to turn up at the State Courts yesterday.

    But defence lawyer Amarick Gill told the court he had been unable to contact Jamalulail since March and later discharged himself.

    Jamalulail’s bailor, who identified herself as his former colleague, was ordered to attend a show-cause hearing next month.

    She told the court she has since filed a police report.

    If convicted, Jamalulail faces up to two years’ jail and a fine of up to $5,000 for causing grievous hurt by a negligent act.

    For endangering human life by a negligent act, he could be jailed up to six months and fined up to $2,500.

     

    Source: The New Paper

  • Bekas Gangster Singapura Kini Berdakawah

    Bekas Gangster Singapura Kini Berdakawah

    Ini adalah Abang Long Fadzil, bekas gengster Singapura…beliau telah memperoleh hidayah dengan memilih jalan dakwah sebagai perjuangannya..

    Sesungguhnya Hidayah itu milik Allah..

    Lokasi: Forum Mega Pajak Song, Masjid Al jalal Pajak Song, Kepala Batas, P. Pinang

     

    Source: Taiko Tai

  • Lelaki Dijel 24 Bulan Kerana Dakwa Diri Imam Mahdi

    Lelaki Dijel 24 Bulan Kerana Dakwa Diri Imam Mahdi

    Seorang lelaki mengaku bersalah membuat dakwaan palsu dengan mengisytiharkan diri sendiri sebagai Imam Mahdi.

    Dia dihukum penjara 24 bulan dan didenda RM4,900 (S$1,680) oleh Mahkamah Tinggi Syariah di Kuala Lumpur.

    Hakim Syarie, Mohd Amran Mat Zain menjatuhkan hukuman itu terhadap Mat Alimin Abdullah, 36, mengikut Seksyen 6 Akta Kesalahan Jenayah Syariah (Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan) 1997.

    Mahkamah turut memerintahkan Mat Alimin dipenjara enam bulan lagi sekiranya gagal membayar denda tersebut.

    Sebelum menjatuhkan hukuman, Hakim Mohd Amran berkata pegangan akidah merupakan satu daripada perkara dalam teras keimanan umat Islam, dan tidak boleh dicampur aduk dengan perkara-perkara lain yang membolehkan timbul keraguan dalam seseorang individu.

    “Mahkamah berpuas hati dengan rayuan yang dikemukakan oleh tertuduh untuk tujuan meringankan hukuman dan hujahan pendakwaan untuk pemberatan hukuman.

    “Sehubungan dengan itu, mahkamah menjatuhkan hukuman denda RM4,900 dan penjara 24 bulan,” kata hakim.

    Mat Alimin didakwa melakukan kesalahan tersebut dengan melafazkan: “Sekiranya saya benar, siapa yang mempermainkan saya, mendustai saya, saya serah kepada
    Allah, sebab orang yang bercakap pada hari ini Muhammad Al-Mahdi utusan Allah.

    “Sekiranya benar saya utusan Allah, siapa yang mempermainkan saya akan dilaknat oleh Allah. Ini janji Nabi Muhammad akhir zaman nanti akan keluar umatku namanya seperti namaku, berasal dari keturunanku, nama bapanya seperti nama bapaku dan keluar dari arah Timur.”

    Dia didakwa melakukan kesalahan tersebut di dalam bilik mesyuarat Pejabat Mufti Wilayah Persekutuan di Menara Pusat Islam, Jalan Perdana antara pukul 3.00 petang hingga 3.30 petang, semalam (26 April).

    Terdahulu dalam rayuannya, Mat Alimin yang tidak diwakili peguam, merayu kepada mahkamah agar hanya dikenakan hukuman denda yang ringan kerana perlu
    menanggung dua anaknya yang masih bersekolah dan kini hanya bekerja sendiri.

    Ketika hakim bertanya mengenai latar belakang, sejarah kesihatan dan tahap pendidikannya, tertuduh berkata dia berpendidikan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)
    dan tidak pernah mendapat rawatan psikiatri dari mana-mana pusat perubatan.

    Pegawai Pendakwa dari Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (Jawi), Zainol Rashid Hasin, berhujah bahawa tertuduh dalam keadaan kesihatan yang baik dan waras ketika melakukan kesalahan dan wajar mendapat hukuman berbentuk pemenjaraan.

    Source: Berita Mediacorp

  • Zakir Naik Punca MB Terengganu Hilang Semua Darjah Kebesaran?

    Zakir Naik Punca MB Terengganu Hilang Semua Darjah Kebesaran?

    Mungkinkah ‘hadiah’ berupa tiga pulau di Tasik Kenyir yang diberikan kerajaan negeri Terengganu kepada pendakwah terkenal, Dr Zakir Naik, punca sebenar semua darjah kebesaran yang dikurniakan kepada Menteri Besar Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman, dilucutkan?

    Akhbar China Press mendakwa demikian dalam laporannya hari ini (27 April), menurut laman Free Malaysia Today.

    China Press, yang menukil sumber-sumber tertentu, melaporkan bahawa pemberian ‘hadiah’ yang murah hati oleh Encik Ahmad Razif mungkin membangkitkan kemarahan istana Terengganu.

    Menurut laman Free Malaysia Today, Menteri Besar itu menyambut Dr Zakir dengan amat mesra ketika penceramah kontroversil dari India itu mengadakan lawatan ke Malaysia untuk menyampaikan ceramah agama baru-baru ini.

    Encik Ahmad Razif juga mengumumkan bahawa kerajaan Terengganu akan memberikan tiga pulau di Tasik Kenyir, yang popular dengan pelancong, kepada Dr Zakir supaya beliau dapat menubuhkan sebuah pusat kajian Islam di rantau ini.

    Sementara itu, Encik Ahmad Razif kelihatan tenang ketika mempengerusikan mesyuarat mingguan Exco kerajaan negeri Terengganu pagi tadi di Wisma Darul Iman.

    Mesyuarat itu berlangsung seperti biasa, di tengah-tengah khabar angin bahawa seorang tokoh politik akan mengambil alih kedudukan Encik Ahmad Razif sebagai Menteri Besar tidak lama lagi.

    Bahkan, Bernama melaporkan, beliau kelihatan ceria dan turut menyapa wartawan yang menunggu sejak 8.30 pagi.

    Bagaimanapun, Encik Ahmad Razif enggan mengulas mengenai kedudukannya sebagai Menteri Besar setakat ini.

    Anggota Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Seberang Takir itu berkata segala hal berkaitan kedudukannya sebagai menteri besar diserahkan sepenuhnya kepada Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

    Pada Isnin lalu, Sultan Terengganu Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin secara mengejut melucutkan semua darjah kebesaran yang dikurniakan kepada Encik Ahmad Razif berkuatkuasa hari Jumaat (22 April).

    Datuk Seri Najib dijangka bertemu dengan Sultan Terengganu berhubung isu pelantikan Menteri Besar yang baru, lapor Free Malaysia Today.

    Menurut laman itu, dua calon yang berpotensi bagi jawatan itu ialah Anggota Parlimen Telemong, Datuk Rozi Mamat dan AP Permaisuri, Datuk Mohamad Jidin Shafee.

    Source: Berita Mediacorp

  • Drugs, Sex And Bribes: Malaysia’s Police Come Under Scrutiny

    Drugs, Sex And Bribes: Malaysia’s Police Come Under Scrutiny

    The Malaysian ­police force has come under scrutiny in recent weeks for all the wrong reasons.

    There have been several cases this month in which the men in blue were nabbed for various criminal activities, such as kidnapping, bribery, sexual assault and extortion.

    At the same time, it has also emerged that six anti-narcotics enforcers from the state of Selangor were arrested over several days since late last week on suspicion of being on the payroll of a major drug ring that was crippled last week when RM36 million (S$12.4 million) worth of methamphetamine was seized.

    On April 1, two police constables were detained by the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Johor, after soliciting a RM300 bribe from a man who allegedly committed a traffic offence.

    A day later, four policemen from federal police headquarters Bukit Aman joined three accomplices in an attempt to extort money from a sundry shop worker in the state of 
Pahang. All seven, aged between 29 and 35, were detained by the police.

    On April 10, a married corporal was detained after he sexually assaulted three teenagers who were being held for rioting at a detention centre in Jinjang, Selangor. He was charged for gross indecency.

    On April 14, two policemen were suspended from their duties after they released a man who allegedly raped a four-year-old girl.

    Two days later, four policemen and a woman constable were detained by the MACC for allegedly accepting money from a man who wanted to settle a car theft case in Penang.

    On April 23, a police constable, who was recently dismissed, tried to pass himself off as still being in the force before he was caught by police patrolling the area, where he was holding a man for ransom.

    Between 2010 and 2015, a total of 3,677 police personnel were arrested for alleged involvement in criminal activities.

    While 521 officers were charged in court, 2,312 of them were released after investigations.

    Meanwhile, sources told the Malay Mail that the six anti-narcotic enforcers — an inspector and five lance corporals — who were nabbed had collected about RM100,000 during the past six months from drug lords to close an eye to their mass production of methamphetamine.

    The sources said the policemen had stumbled upon the drug operation between three and six months ago.

    “We believe the six made a pact with the syndicate not to expose their activities, provided they were paid enough to keep quiet,” said one source.

    Investigations are under way to determine if the policemen were also paid to tip-off the syndicate if they knew police were on their trail.

    The drug bust also resulted in police seizing RM3.85 million worth of cash and vehicles.

    Malaysia’s police chief Khalid Abu Bakar had said drugs totalling 239kg were seized.

    “If it had hit the streets, it would have supplied about 12 million drug users,” he was quoted as saying by The Star.

     

    Source: TODAY Online