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RM300,000 fine on
former BSN CEO upheld
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court yesterday upheld
the RM300,000 fines on a former BSN Permodalan Bhd
chief executive officer for two counts of abetment in
shortselling.
Justice Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah made
the order after dismissing the appeal by Ahmad Skhri
Ramli, 48, against the sentence meted out by a sessions
court on Dec 21, 2006.
Ahmad Skhri was fined RM150,000 in default six
months jail each for abetting in selling a total of 4,000
shares in AKN Technology Bhd through the Central
Depository System when the company had no right to
do so. The offences were committed in Wisma BSN on
Jalan Ampang between 9.19am and 4.46pm on Jan 5,
2000, and between 9.20am and 4.57pm the following
day. Both offences were under Section 41(1) of the
Securities Industry Act 1983 which carries a maximum
RM1 million or 10 years jail, or both, on conviction.
– Bernama
Rape trial of policeman
set for Aug 13
PETALING JAYA: A sessions court here set Aug 13 to
begin the trial of a policeman accused of raping a
student and forcing her to perform oral sex on him
in a police station last year.
Sessions judge Balqis Aini Mohd Ali set the
new dates after being informed by deputy public
prosecutor Nur Aishah Ahmad Zakiuddin that trial
judge Aslam Zainuddin was not available as he had
to hear a case in a Klang sessions court yesterday.
Jamil, 27, is charged with allegedly raping and
forcing a teenager to perform oral sex on him in
the information room of the Putra Heights police
station in Subang Jaya between 6am and 7am on
June 18 last year after picking up the teenager and
her boyfriend in USJ 23, Subang Jaya, at 6.15am on
the same day.
On July 18 last year, he claimed trial to the
two charges in the sessions court here and was
released on a RM15,000 bail with one surety. He
was also suspended from his post. If convicted, he
can be jailed up to 50 years and whipped for both
offences under the Penal Code.
Kugan’s mum fails to get
back evidence seized by cops
by S.Tamarai Chelvi
newsdesk@thesundaily.com
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court
struck out an application by the
mother of A. Kugan, who died in
police custody, for the return of all
items, documents, tissue samples and
bodily fluids, seized from a pathology
department.
Datuk Ghazali Cha said he was
satisfied and allowed a preliminary
objection by the respondents and
struck out a notice of motion with
liberty for the applicant to re-file an
Members
of Kugan’s
family with
their lawyers
outside
the court
yesterday.
application.
“There is no need for the applicant
to file a notice of motion if the ap-
plicant opined that the proceedings
made by the magistrate is not in line
with relevant laws or any Federal
Constitution provision. It is sufficient
to write to the Deputy Registrar of the
High Court to apply for a (judicial)
review to rectify the order, if no ap-
peal is filed,” said Ghazali.
“Based on the letter’s information,
only then will the High Court call
all notes of proceedings recorded at
the lower courts for the purpose of
review because without the relevant
records, the court cannot know
whether the order or the judgment is
in accordance with the law or not?”
said Ghazali.
Kugan’s mother, N. Indra, 41,
filed an application on May 28, to
compel the police to return all items,
documents, tissue samples and bod-
ily fluids which were seized from
University Malaya Medical Centre
(UMMC) on April 6 to its pathology
department.
Kugan, 22, was detained by police
on Jan 15 for alleged car theft but
died five days later while in police
custody.
In the notice of motion, Indra
named senior investigating officer-
cum-lead raiding officer ASP Mohd
Marzukhi Mohd Mokhtar, Petaling
Jaya district police chief ACP Arjunaidi
Mohamed, Bukit Aman CID director
Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Mohd Zinin
and the Inspector-General of Police
as respondents.
Indra sought the High Court to
set aside or cancel a search warrant
issued by a Petaling Jaya magistrate’s
court for the search and seizure in the
pathologist’s office on April 6, 2009.
On July 15, the High Court issued
a temporary order for all documents
and post mortem samples in relation
to Kugan to be stored in the original
form.

Demonstrations a ‘total
failure’, says Hishammuddin
by Tan Yi Liang and Charles Ramendran large crowds expected by the Opposition,”
newsdesk@thesundaily.com Hishammuddin added.
PKR vice president R. Sivarasa said claims
PETALING JAYA: Last Saturday’s demon- by the government that the rally had cost
strations against the Internal Security Act damages and losses amounting to between
(ISA) were a “total failure” for the Opposition RM100 million and RM200 million was “a
as the number of protesters was lower than gross exaggeration and laughable”.
expected, said Home Minister Datuk Seri “If at all there were damages or losses
Hishammuddin Hussein. during the rally, the police should
“This proves that the major- take the blame due to their forceful
ity of the rakyat do not believe in intervention with water cannons
the Opposition’s ‘street politics’. and teargas,” he said.
Such clearly politically moti- “In fact, traders and businesses
vated actions are not supported in the area could have profited from
by the people,” he said in a press sales to the tens of thousands of
statement yesterday. people present but they were forced
“The failure of the opposition to close shop due to unnecessary
to meet their original target of police aggression.
over 100,000 people is because Meanwhile, Sivarasa, who is also
the majority of Malaysians are Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s lead
rational, who want basic essen- counsel in the sodomy trial of the
tials to be made a government former deputy prime minister, said
priority.” the defence team filed an applica-
He said Malaysians were be- tion with the High Court on Monday
ginning to respond positively to seeking access to the relevant docu-
proactive government measures This proves ments and evidence in the posses-
and policies. that the sion of the prosecution team.
“Pragmatic and far-sighted He told a press conference that
policies implemented by the majority of the under the Criminal Procedure
government, such as the rakyat do not Code (CPC), namely Section 51A(1)
introduction of Key Perform- believe in the passed in 2007, a lawyer may seek
ance Indicators and economic Opposition’s such information in the interest
liberalisation are being well of defending their client and the
received.
‘street politics’.” prosecution can be compelled to
“This is what stopped the – Hisham
do so.

MACC lodges police report over video clip

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption
Commission (MACC) said yesterday it has
lodged a police report over the circulation
on the Internet of a video clip and an article
about a man being assaulted by several men
allegedly during an interrogation.
It said in a statement the circulation of the
video clip and the article was an irresponsible
act purposely done by the blogger to portray
the MACC as an enforcement agency which
was cruel and untrustworthy.
“It is also intended to raise hatred in the
people against the MACC and garner public
sympathy in the interests of the agenda of
certain quarters,” it said, adding the police
report would enable investigation under the
Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
The statement added that the action of
the blogger linking the matter to the death
of Selangor political aide Teoh Beng Hock
was akin to alleging that the MACC had been
cruel and had not adhered to investigation
standards, so much so as to cause Teoh’s
death. – Bernama