Tag - Magistrate's Court

Lorry driver in fatal container accident claims trial to reckless driving

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The driver involved in the fatal container accident here has been charged with reckless driving at the Magistrate's Court. Marhizan Johari, 51, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Magistrate Mohd Harith Mohd Mazlan on Monday (Nov 18) at the Bukit Mertajam Court. ALSO READ: Woman crushed to death by container He was charged with driving a...

Bangladeshi ‘Datuk’ was arrested for fake foreign worker quota documents

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested a Bangladeshi company director with a Datuk title on suspicion of submitting documents with false details regarding the application of a foreign worker quota worth RM1.1mil for Human Resources Ministry approval. According to a source within the Selangor MACC, the man, in his 40s, was arrested around...

Member of Pahang royalty among five charged with injuring man with knife

KUANTAN: Five individuals, including a member of the Pahang royalty, have been charged in the Magistrate's Court here on Thursday (Nov 7) with allegedly injuring a man with a knife in June. The accused, Tengku Eddie Akasya Tengku Abd Rahman, 20, Nik Norhisham Affendi Nik Mohd Zani, 39, Mohd Fouzi Md Nur, 44, Mohd Taufik Daud,...

Man admits using fake letters to ‘secure’ Datukships for three

MELAKA: A 46-year-old man has pleaded guilty to three charges of using forged documents involving honorific awards from the Melaka government. Mohamad Nizam Abdul Ghani entered the plea before Magistrate Khairunnisak Hassni here on Fri (Oct 25). According to the charge sheet, the accused used falsified approval letters for the Darjah Pangkuan Seri Melaka (DPSM), which carries...

Teenage boys charged for gang rape of 12-year-old girl in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: Two teenage boys were on Thursday (Oct 3) charged in the Tawau Magistrate’s Court for the gang rape of a 12-year-old girl on a farm in the East Coast district last week. However, no plea was taken from the boys, aged 13 and 14, after the charges were read to them before Tawau Court...

Religious leader denies molestation charge, claims trial

PORT DICKSON: A 43-year-old religious leader claimed trial at the magistrate's court here to a charge of using criminal force with the intention to molest a teacher undergoing practical training at a religious centre. Mohd Hafidz Eshak, an ustaz, was dressed in a white robe and skullcap when he pleaded not guilty when the charge was...

Ebit Lew case: Witness did not give police mobile phone used to record video call

TENOM: A woman testified in the Magistrate's Court on Thursday (Aug 29) that she did not give the police the mobile phone she used to record a video call with Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew, also known as Ebit Lew (pic). The ninth prosecution witness, in her 40s, who is the complainant in the sexual harassment case...

Ebit Lew subtly manipulated me to comply with his desires, says witness

TENOM: A woman testified in the Magistrate's Court on Wednesday that preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew, also known as Ebit Lew, had confided that his sexual needs were purportedly unmet by his wife. The ninth prosecution witness, in her 40s, stated that Lew spoke of the matter during a 44-minute and nine-second video call on May...

Ebit Lew trial: Preacher took screenshots of her body during video calls, suggests witness

TENOM: A woman told the Magistrate's Court here that she was uncertain if she had ever sent explicit photos to preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew or Ebit Lew, in connection with the alleged sexual harassment case against him. The woman in her 40s, the ninth prosecution witness and the complainant in the case suggested that the...

Ebit Lew trial: Preacher took screenshots of her body during video calls, suggests witness

TENOM: A woman told the Magistrate's Court here that she was uncertain if she had ever sent explicit photos to preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew or Ebit Lew, in connection with the alleged sexual harassment case against him. The woman in her 40s, the ninth prosecution witness and the complainant in the case suggested that the...