Veteran lawyer Karpal Singh and Noorliza Mat Isa, 43, the wife of the imam who threw his shoes at judges, today filed for a judicial review of the one-year jail term for contempt imposed on the imam, Hoslan Hussein.
Karpal and Noorliza (right in photo) filed the application at the registry of the Federal Court, arguing that the court had exceeded its powers by imposing a sentence heavier than that stipulated under Section 228 of the Penal Code.
Karpal and Noorliza (right in photo) filed the application at the registry of the Federal Court, arguing that the court had exceeded its powers by imposing a sentence heavier than that stipulated under Section 228 of the Penal Code.
Hoslan was on March 8 jailed for one year by the highest court in the country for contempt in the face of the court.
Hoslan threw his shoes at a three-member Federal Court panel headed by Chief Judge of Malaya Zulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin after the Federal Court dismissed his appeal when it allowed the Federal Territory Islamic Affairs Department's preliminary objection that the imam's application was filed out of time.
Hoslan threw his shoes at a three-member Federal Court panel headed by Chief Judge of Malaya Zulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin after the Federal Court dismissed his appeal when it allowed the Federal Territory Islamic Affairs Department's preliminary objection that the imam's application was filed out of time.
However, Karpal said Hoslan’s charges are “defective” because it did not state under which law Hoslan was charged, but merely stated that his actions are “punishable by law”.
He said the appropriate law is Section 228 of the Penal Code as there is no other law, and it stipulates a prison term of up to six months, or a fine not exceeding RM2,000, or both.
“So the Federal Court has exceeded its powers,” he told reporters when met at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya.
They seek to have Hoslan’s sentence reduced.
Noorliza, who was with Karpal, said that her husband is in good health and had been giving religious classes to fellow inmates in Kajang Prison, Selangor.
He said the appropriate law is Section 228 of the Penal Code as there is no other law, and it stipulates a prison term of up to six months, or a fine not exceeding RM2,000, or both.
“So the Federal Court has exceeded its powers,” he told reporters when met at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya.
They seek to have Hoslan’s sentence reduced.
Noorliza, who was with Karpal, said that her husband is in good health and had been giving religious classes to fellow inmates in Kajang Prison, Selangor.
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