PASIR MAS( Bernama): A bomoh( traditional healer) pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Wednesday( Oct 27) to raping a woman who was his customer on Oct 14. Jusoh Jaafar, 67, claimed trial to the charge after it was read out to him before the Sessions Court’s assistant registrar, Rozaidi Yaacob. The accused was charged with raping the 23-year-old woman in a room at a house in Bunut Susu, near here, at about 3pm.He faces between 10 and 30 years in prison and whipping if found guilty of

IPOH: A former principal of a religious school was charged at the Sessions Court here on Friday( Jan 28) with 15 counts of sexual assault against five male students at the school last year. Clad in a green robe and white ‘kopiah’( skullcap), the accused, however, pleaded not guilty after all the charges were read out before Judge Norita Mohd Ardani. According to the charge sheets, the accused is facing 14 counts of physical sexual assault against the five students, aged between 13 and 15, and an

SUNGAI PETANI: A married couple could potentially face the gallows after being jointly charged in the Magistrate’s Court here with two counts of trafficking more than 51kg of cannabis. Saiful Syamil Idris, 32, a forklift operator, and Nurul Wahida Mohd Adnan, 32, a housewife, merely nodded when the charges were read out to them before magistrate M. Kalaiarasi. According to the first charge, the couple allegedly trafficked 768g of cannabis at about 12. 30am at a house in Bandar Seri Astana here o

SEREMBAN: A 63-year-old man claimed trial to 21 charges of money laundering activities involving RM2. 7mil at the Sessions Court here. Lai Ching Wai, a former plumbing contractor, pleaded not guilty to all the charges after they were read to him in Mandarin before judge Diana Md Razali.He was charged with abetting the act by using his bank accounts to keep proceeds believed to be from illegal activities, as well as for transferring these proceeds into the bank account of another party. Lai alleg

SHAH ALAM: An unemployed man pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Friday( Jan 21) to the charge of creating and initiating the transmission of offensive communications three years ago. Mohammad Syafiq Iqbal Mohammad Helmi, 31, was charged with knowingly making and initiating the transmission of offensive communications using the Facebook account of" Syafiq Iqbal" with the intention of offending others. The offensive post was read at 4. 41pm on Dec 23, 2019, in a telecommunications ce

MUAR: A private kindergarten owner pleaded not guilty in Sessions Court here to exposing two children under her care to the risk of injury and drowning two months ago. Khairuzilawati Ruslan, 57, who is also a teacher at the kindergarten since it began operations in October 2016, made the plea after the two charges against her were read before Judge Irwan Suainbon on Wednesday( April 13).On the first charge, she is alleged to have exposed a three-year-old boy in a manner that was likely to cause

IPOH: A mobile phone accessories shop worker was accused in the Magistrate's Court here on Thursday( Jan 11) of killing his employer last week. Yap Kok Ming, 54, only nodded in understanding and no confession was recorded when the charge was read out to him before Magistrate Siti Nora Sharif as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court.He was accused of killing Lee Siew Lean, 49, at a mobile phone accessories shop in Taman Rasi Jaya, Menglembu here between 10am and noon on Jan 4. The

PORT DICKSON: Seven individuals who were captured in two video clips allegedly committing traffic offences while riding their high powered motorcycles were charged separately at the Magistrate's court here.In the first case, businessman Ezy Effandy Mohd Harif, 46, and insurance agent Mohammad Zaini Mohamed, 50, were charged under Section 48 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for endangering the safety and causing inconvenience to other road users. The duo were also charged under Rule 94 of the Road

KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman has been charged at the Sessions Court here with four counts of money laundering, including concealing the sources of 100 gold bars weighing an estimated 100kg and cash of RM3. 4mil last year. Choo Hin Voon, 44, however, pleaded not guilty and claimed trial to all charges read out before Judge Ahmad Kamar Jamaludin on Wednesday( April 13).On the first to third counts, Choo was charged with concealing the sources of 100 gold bars, cash of RM3. 4mil in Malaysian currenc

KUALA LUMPUR: A policewoman who was charged at the Sessions Court here on Monday( Jan 29) for accepting RM3, 000 from a man as an inducement to not take action against his son’s alleged sexual harassment case two years ago, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Sergeant Nur Mastisha Maidinsha, 39, who was attached to the Sexual, Women and Child Investigation Department of the Kuala Lumpur Police Headquarters was charged with agreeing to accept RM3, 000 from the said individual as bribes. The bribe w