Home Ministry mulls striking out minor, non-violent offences from criminal record after set period

KUALA LUMPUR: An amendment to expunge individuals convicted for non-violent or minor offences after a reasonable period is being mulled, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister said that the ministry is currently in the process of amending the Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act 1969 (Act 7). The Act serves as a legal...

No ketum found in lorry, says Deputy IGP on fatal FRU crash

TELUK INTAN: There was no ketum found in the lorry that crashed into the vehicle carrying Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) officers, says Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay (pic). "There were rumours suggesting he (the driver) had ketum in the lorry but we found nothing. The urine test confirmed no drugs," he...

Mahkota polls: Chegubard doubles down on Syed Hussien arrest claim, produces police report

KLUANG: Perikatan Nasional's Badrul Hisham Shaharin, otherwise known as Chegubard, has doubled down on his claims that Barisan Nasional's Mahkota by-election candidate had previously been arrested. This was despite Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh's earlier statement saying that Barisan's Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah has no criminal record. During a ceramah at a café in Taman...

Man with 33 priors nabbed over Tawau burglary

KOTA KINABALU: A man with 33 drug and criminal offences on his record was among two suspected burglars arrested in connection with a sundry shop break-in at Sabah's east coast Tawau district. Tawau OCPD Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin said the two suspects, aged 39 and 19, were caught in separate operations in the district on Tuesday...

Cops: KLIA shooting suspect was in midst of divorce, had criminal record

SEPANG: The suspect who shot a bodyguard at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 on Sunday (April 14) and his intended target were in the midst of a divorce, according to police. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain also said the suspect had previously been under police...

Hardened criminal caught after necklace grab in Shah Alam

KUALA LUMPUR: A man with an extensive criminal record of 25 offences was one of two suspects arrested after a woman was robbed in front of her house in Shah Alam last Saturday. Subang Jaya police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said in the incident at 6.30am, the woman was accosted by four men on...