Club manager charged with drunk driving, punching cop

A club manager faced four charges, including drunk driving and punching a police officer, at two Magistrate's Courts in Kuala Lumpur today.

Leng Kar Loon, 38, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges read before magistrates Puteri Nursheila Rahimi and S. Mageswary.

The father of two was charged in front of Puteri Nursheila with driving a Toyota Avanza under the influence, with his blood-alcohol level testing 120mg above the permitted limit of 80mg per 100ml of blood, at 200mg/100ml.

He was charged with committing the offence at the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) near Billion Roundabout in Cheras at 1.00am, May 21, under Section 45A (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which provides for a minimum fine of RM1,000, a maximum of RM6,000, or a maximum of 12 months imprisonment, if convicted.

Prosecuting officer Abdullah Khazali offered bail at RM8,000 in one surety while lawyer Tan Kian Peng who represented the accused sought minimum bail as his client earns RM2,500 a month while caring for two children aged 10 and 20.

Puteri Nursheila granted bail at RM4,000 in one surety and set July 1 for mention.

In front of Mageswary, Leng pleaded not guilty to another three charges.

He was charged with committing criminal violence against traffic policeman Mohd Radhie Md Yatim, 37, by punching and injuring the officer under Section 323 of the Penal Code which provides for a maximum jail term of one year or a fine of up to RM2,000, or both.

He was also charged with throwing a chair and behaving unruly towards the victim under Section 353 and Section 90 of the Police Act 1967.

All three offences were said to have been committed at the Jalan Tun H.S. Lee Traffic Police Station at 1.00am on May 21.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Hanis Anisha Jamilludin offered bail at RM8,000 in one surety for all three charges while Tan requested for the amount to be lowered to RM3,000.

The court granted bail at RM3,000 in one surety for all three charges and set July 21 for mention.

- Bernama