Kota Kinabalu: A 50-year-old was charged by the Magistrate’s Court, here, with committing mischief by breaking the car window belonging to the Api-Api Center Company.
Mahmud Mohd Noor pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Magistrate Wan Farrah Fariza Wan Ghazali to committing the offence at 7.30am on Dec 23 at the Api-Api parking space.
AdvertisementHe was charged under Section 427 of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of between one and five years, a fine, or both, if convicted.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Yuvan Bharathan applied for another pre-trial case management (PTCM) and stated that no bail was offered.
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The Magistrate set Feb 24 of the following year for PTCM and released Mahmud on a bail of RM2,000 in two sureties.
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Krispin Abu Bakar pleaded guilty before Magistrate Wan Farrah to taking syabu on Oct 18 at 2.30pm at the Kota Kinabalu District Police Headquarters (IPD Kota Kinabalu).
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Yuvan applied for a deterrent sentence. However, Krispin, who was unrepresented, requested for a lenient sentence.
The court also ordered Krispin to serve the sentence from the date of his arrest and to be referred to Immigration after completing the sentence.
In the same court, a man was fined RM1,800 or sentenced to one month in jail for engaging in gambling activity.
Razali Ismail, 30, admitted to possessing illegal lottery tickets at 6:15 pm on Aug 23, 2021, in front of a premises in Inanam.
He committed an offence under Section 9(1) of the Common Gaming Houses Act, which provides for a fine of up to RM5,000, up to six months in jail, or both upon conviction.
