Trio get seven years jail, RM250k for possessing dead female tiger

TWO brothers were among three men sentenced by the Kota Tinggi Sessions Court to seven years jail and RM250,000 fine for possessing a dead female Malayan Tiger without any permit.

The accused - Md Shaheezam Md Salim, 49; Nazerin Tomiran, 47; and Mohamad Nazrol Tomiran, 28 – pleaded guilty when the charges were read separately to them.

The trio was accused of keeping the carcass in the booth of their MPV without a special permit, reported NST.

They were charged under Section 70(1) of the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of RM250,000 for each protected wildlife specimen or any part or derivative, and up to 15 years' imprisonment upon conviction.

The Malayan Tiger is fully protected under the Tenth Schedule of the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 (Act 716).

The offence was committed at a petrol station in Felda Tenggaroh, Mersing, at about 6.10am on Sept 16. - September 23, 2025