PUTRAJAYA: The appeal by clerk Sam Ke Ting against her conviction and jail sentence for reckless driving that led to the death of eight teenagers on modified bicycles, or “basikal lajak”, will be heard on March 31 next year.
Sam’s counsel, Harvinderjit Singh, said the date was fixed after case management by the Court of Appeal’s deputy registrar, Norkamilah Aziz.
“The parties have informed her that the appeal records have been received and Sam has filed her petition of appeal,” he told FMT.
Deputy public prosecutor Fairuz Johari represented the public prosecutor, the respondent in the appeal.
Harvinderjit said the parties have been instructed to file written submissions on or before March 16 and a final case management will be held the following day.
On April 18 this year, the Court of Appeal granted Sam leave to appeal against her six-year jail sentence and RM6,000 fine imposed by the Johor Bahru High Court.
It also allowed her application to stay the execution of the jail sentence and fine and released her on bail of RM10,000 in one surety, pending the hearing of her appeal.
High Court judge Abu Bakar Katar had meted out the jail sentence and fine against Sam on April 13 after allowing the prosecution’s appeal to set aside the decision of the magistrates’ court on Oct 10 last year to acquit and discharge her.
He also ordered Sam to be jailed for six months if she failed to pay the fine, and imposed a three-year driving ban upon completion of her prison term.
The offence under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 carries a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine of RM20,000 upon conviction.
Sam, who was 22 at the time of the incident, was charged with committing the offence at Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, Johor Bahru, at 3.20am on Feb 18, 2017.
The eight killed in the incident were Azrie Danish Zulkefli, 14, Shahrul Izzwan Azzuraimie, 14, Firdauz Danish Mohd Azhar, 16, Fauzan Halmijan, 13, Azhar Amir, 16, Harith Iskandar Abdullah, 14, Shahrul Nizam Marudin, 14, and Haizad Kasrin, 16. - FMT
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