Five, including 17-year-old, claim trial to human-trafficking charge in JB

JOHOR BARU: Five individuals, including an underaged boy, were charged at the Sessions' Court here with human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation. Sham Chee Fei, 33; Kuek Pei Lin, 19; Lee Chun Kit, 28; Tommy Voo Tze Hau, 27; and a 17-year-old boy pleaded not guilty to the charge before Judge Thalha Bachok @...

Federal Court defers decision in AGC’s appeal linked to Najib’s house arrest bid

PUTRAJAYA: The existence of a royal addendum order that Datuk Seri Najib Razak claimed would allow him to serve his remaining prison time under house arrest is not contested by the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC), the Federal Court heard. Senior Federal Counsel Shamsul Bolhassan told a three-judge panel, chaired by Chief Judge of Malaya Justice Hasnah...

Federal Court allows appeal by SIS over deviant fatwa ruling

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here has allowed an appeal by Sisters in Islam (SIS) in its dispute against the Selangor religious authorities over an edict that labelled the company as "deviant". In a majority decision, Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, who chaired a five-judge panel said it set aside the decisions by the Court of...

Vehicle inspection centre agent remanded five days in RM40,000 bribery probe

KUALA LUMPUR: An agent at a vehicle inspection centre was detained by graft busters for allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for illegally getting queue numbers for faster inspections. The suspect, in his 60s, was brought to the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court on Friday (March 21), where Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin granted a five-day remand order. Sources said the...

Man and teenager claim trial for setting fire to a car

JOHOR BARU: A teenager and a man were charged at the Sessions Court here for committing mischief by fire. The accused Chin Kah Eng, 20, and a 15-year-old boy pleaded not guilty to the charge, which was read before Sessions Court judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Ariffin Ismail on Thursday (Nov 28). They were charged with setting fire...

Security guard gets 13 years jail for murdering neighbour

GEORGE TOWN: A security guard has been sentenced to 13 years’ in jail by the High Court here for murdering his neighbour at an apartment where he was working at in Paya Terubong four years ago. The punishment was meted out by High Court judge Quay Chew Soon after the accused Ong Lai Seng, 69, pleaded...

Zayn Rayyan’s murder: Court issues gag order on all parties involved

PETALING JAYA: Relentless social media posts on the controversial murder case of six-year-old Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin has prompted the defence team of his parents to seek a gag order at the Sessions Court. Lawyer Fahmi Abdul Moin, who represented Zaim Ikhwan Zahari, made an oral application to obtain a gag order against the public not...

Crowd gathers at PJ court complex ahead of possible arrival of Zayn Rayyan’s parents

PETALING JAYA: A crowd has gathered at the court complex here on Wednesday (June 12) ahead of the possible arrival of the parents of murdered six-year-old autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin. Sinar Harian reports that members of the media have been gathering since 7.30am, adding that only those with official business have been allowed in. Zayn...

‘SRC victim of grand fraud’

KUALA LUMPUR: A subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), SRC International Sdn Bhd, was a victim of a large-scale, multi-jurisdictional fraud orchestrated by Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the High Court heard. SRC’s lawyer Datuk Lim Chee Wee said that instead of serving the rakyat, the company became a vehicle manipulated by the former premier to procure...

Daim charged with failing to declare assets, claims trial

KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Daim Zainuddin has been charged with failing to declare his assets to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Monday (Jan 29). The former finance minister claimed trial at the Sessions Court here for the charge framed under Section 36(2) of the MACC Act pertaining to the disclosure of assets. ALSO READ: Daim: Bring on the...