Kota Kinabalu: The Magistrate’s Court here on Tuesday fined a 31-year-old man RM4,000 or sentenced him to one month in jail for interfering with a police officer’s performance of his duties.
Before Magistrate Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali, hotel employee Muhd Nazmi Nasiruddin entered a guilty plea to the charge of assaulting Inspector Ezaly Nadzir on February 6, this year, at 10.30 a.m., at the side of the road in Asia City’s Wisma Budaya.
If found guilty, the charge under Section 186 of the Penal Code carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison, a fine of up to RM10,000, or both.
When the prosecution presented the case’s facts, they told the court that Nazmi’s suspicious behaviour on that particular day led to a police task force team stopping him for screening.
Even after the complainant identified himself as a police officer and showed his police authority card, Nazmi still resisted and behaved provocatively against him and his team.
Despite being told to comply, Nazmi resisted and said that thieves were posing as police officials.
Nazmi was then taken into custody by the complainant for preventing a public servant from doing their official duties.
Nazmi had a urine test, and the findings were negative.
Despite being handed the police authorization card, Nazmi claimed in a brief interview that he was confused and thought the complainant and his crew were imposters, the court heard.
In another case, a 46-year-old man was given a six-month jail sentence for defrauding a hotel employee out of RM602.14 for a room rental last year.
Before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin, Tan Kok Kwang entered a guilty plea to misleading hotel employees into thinking he could pay RM602.14 for a hotel room rental even though he knew it was untrue.
Before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin, Tan Kok Kwang entered a guilty plea to misleading hotel employees into thinking he could pay RM602.14 for a hotel room rental even though he knew it was untrue.
If found guilty, the charge under Section 417 of the Penal Code carries a maximum five-year jail sentence, a fine, or both.
Tan’s attorney, Lim Ming Zoong @ Lawrence, asked for a light punishment.
A deterrent punishment was requested by the prosecution.
Tan was ordered by the court to begin serving his sentence on the day of his detention.
The prosecution was handled by Inspector Yusdi Basri and Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhammad Haikal Hazwan Md Yatin.
