PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has set Monday (Nov 24) to hear the applications by seven former child prisoners convicted of serious offences, who are seeking leave to review the court's decisions ordering their detention at the pleasure of the Ruler. The applications, filed in March under Rule 137 of the Rules of the Federal Court 1995,...
KUCHING: The Federal Court on Wednesday (Nov 19) upheld the conviction and death sentence on a father found guilty of murdering his two-month-old disabled baby boy by smashing the child's body. A three-member panel chaired by Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Azizah Nawawi, together with Federal Court Judge Rhodzariah Bujang and Court of Appeal Judge...
TOKYO: A Japanese man was sentenced to death for the murder of four people, including two police officers, in a rare shooting and stabbing rampage two years ago, a court said Tuesday (Oct 14). Japan has one of the world's lowest murder rates and some of the toughest gun laws, and there are few instances of...
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court on Friday reinstated the death penalty for a former lorry driver convicted of murdering his wife and seven-month-old daughter in 2016. Notably, the decision coincided with Satvender Singh’s 39th birthday. A three-judge panel comprising Justices Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang, Datuk Abu Bakar Jais, and Datuk Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil allowed the prosecution’s appeal to...
SIBU: A 41-year-old man is facing the death penalty after being found in possession of 1.5kg of drugs valued at RM86,051. At a press conference on Saturday (Oct 12), Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspect was detained during an inspection at about 1.35pm on Oct 10 in Jalan Pedada. The Narcotics Crime Investigation Division...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A 22-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 25-year-old man after a fatal brawl near Jalan Besar that occurred around 4am on Sept 22. Appearing via video link on Sept 23, Muhammad Sajid Saleem, who is in police custody, stood expressionless as his single charge was read out to...
KUANTAN: A self-employed man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with trafficking over 111kg of cannabis early this month. The charge against Mohd Nasir Hassan, 48, was read before Magistrate Raja Norshuzianna Shakila Raja Mamat, but no plea was recorded as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court. According to the charge...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court had ordered political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda and a few others to pay RM5mil in damages to the family of slain Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu because he had chosen not to testify under oath. High Court judge Justice Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera ruled that the court had no choice but to...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court had ordered political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda and a few others to pay RM5mil in damages to the family of slain Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu because he had chosen not to testify under oath. High Court judge Justice Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera ruled that the court had no choice but to...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal was informed on Wednesday (May 15) that the conduct of six former students of Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM), who tortured UPNM Naval Cadet Officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain, resulting in scalding burns covering 80% of his body from 90 instances of steam ironing, constituted an extreme act. Deputy Public Prosecutor K....
