The courts were abuzz with a teenage murder trial, Interpol's assistance sought to locate former research officer Yusoff Rawther, former Lembaga Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim's court appearance, three more alleged gang members being charged with murder and a corporate chief executive claiming trial to cheating charges.
Yusoff's case took another turn after the prosecution sought Interpol's assistance in Manchester to locate him as it moves to personally serve an appeal notice seeking his presence at the Court of Appeal in relation to his acquittal, instead of having him participate in the proceedings online.
Yusoff's lawyer Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali said his client has been in the United Kingdom since June and is seeking asylum on human rights grounds.
The prosecution had appealed against the decision to acquit and discharge Yusoff without calling for his defence over charges of trafficking 305g of cannabis and possessing two imitation pistols.
Below are the other big cases this week:
THE Bandar Utama school murder trial entered its final stretch, with the prosecution and defence completing their oral clarification before Shah Alam High Court judge Adlin Abdul Majid.
The judge fixed Sept 14 for the decision in the case involving a 15-year-old boy accused of murdering his 16-year-old schoolmate, who sustained more than 180 stab wounds.
AZEEZ, whose court appearance turned into a waiting game for the media as he was to face a charge under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act.
Journalists, photographers and videographers had gathered at the court lobby as early as 7am, only to learn that Azeez had already been brought into court through an internal route for remand proceedings for fraud probe under the Penal Code.
After almost eight hours, the media finally got their chance when Azeez emerged in a purple lock-up uniform and handcuffs at the underground-floor bail payment counter.
According to the charge, Azeez, who was then TH chairman, is alleged to have used his position to secure the chairmanship of Putrajaya Perdana Bhd, which came with annual remuneration of RM690,000, as well as the use of a BMW 7 Series and a full-time driver.
He was released on RM450,000 bail and later released from a two-day remand on Thursday evening.
ON Thursday, Alam Maritim Resources Bhd group managing director and group chief executive officer Datuk Azmi Ahmad, 67, claimed trial to two cheating charges involving shipping daily charter rates.
Azmi is accused of cheating Iskandar Mohd Zaffa, a principal officer at TH Alam Management Sdn Bhd, by concealing the actual daily charter-rate offers in two separate transactions and inducing him to agree to contracts carrying lower rates.
In the first charge, Azmi allegedly concealed an RM80,500 daily rate offered on Aug 24, 2023, and induced Iskandar to agree to a contract at RM70,000 per day.
In the second charge, he allegedly concealed an RM110,000 daily rate offered on Jan 15, 2024, and induced Iskandar to agree to a contract at RM78,000 per day.
Azmi was granted a RM300,000 with one surety bail.
IN Shah Alam, three more alleged gang members were charged in the magistrate's court with murdering a 23-year-old man during an illegal gathering at Taman Alam Megah last month.
The latest charges bring the total number of individuals charged in connection with the case to 11, after eight men were charged with the same offence last week.
Police said a fight broke out among a group of men believed to be gang members before a car struck the victim, killing him on the spot.
The incident went viral after a dashcam recording of the incident was circulated online.
In the one-minute recording, several men were seen rushing out of vehicles and attacking a man lying on the road.
Another car was then seen making a U-turn and striking the victim, before several others continued attacking him. - NST
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