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Kematian Syed Danial: Bekas pekerja IT lega penjara 16 tahun dikurangkan kepada 12 tahun        

December 3 - Bekas pekerja teknologi maklumat (IT) yang dihukum penjara 16 tahun kerana menyebabkan kematian pengurus bank, Syed Muhammad Danial Syed Syakir di Lebuh Raya Utara Selatan pada 2019 lalu menangis kesyukuran selepas Mahkamah Persekutuan di sini pada Rabu mengurangkan tempoh pemenjaraan kepada 12 tahun.   

‘A bit high’: Jail term of man convicted over death in 2019 Bangi road rage incident cut to 12 years as judges find sentence too steep        

December 3 - The Federal Court today reduced the prison sentence of a former information technology employee to 12 years for causing the death of a bank manager during a 2019 road rage incident on the southbound North-South Expressway.   

Reduced sentence for ex-IT consultant convicted of road rage killing        

December 3 - A former IT consultant who caused the death of a bank manager in a road rage incident six years ago had his sentence reduced from 16 years to 12 after the Federal Court allowed his appeal on sentence.   

Ex-military pathologist sentenced to death for DPP Kevin Morais murder files for review       

November 21 - Former military pathologist, Colonel Dr R. Kunaseegaran, convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Kevin Anthony Morais in 2015, has filed a review application in an attempt to overturn his conviction.   

Ex-military pathologist sentenced to death for Kevin Morais murder files for review      

November 20 - Former military pathologist, Colonel Dr R Kunaseegaran, convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Kevin Anthony Morais in 2015, has filed a review application in an attempt to overturn his conviction.   

Ex-military pathologist sentenced to death for Kevin Morais murder files for review      

November 20 - Former military pathologist, Colonel Dr R. Kunaseegaran, convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Kevin Anthony Morais in 2015, has filed a review application in an attempt to overturn his conviction.   

Langgar Perintah Sekatan, Mahkamah Rayuan Ganti Hukuman Penjara Kepada Amaran Keras      

November 17 - Seorang peniaga kereta terpakai terlepas hukuman penjara selepas Mahkamah Rayuan hari ini menggantikan hukuman penjara dua tahun terhadapnya dengan satu amaran keras atas kesalahan melanggar perintah sekatan berkaitan kegiatan kumpulan jenayah.   

Mahkamah: Keputusan Lembaga Pengampunan tukar hukuman mati muktamad      

November 12 - Mahkamah Persekutuan hari ini memutuskan bahawa mahkamah tidak mempunyai bidang kuasa untuk menyemak, menilai semula atau mengubah keputusan Lembaga Pengampunan yang menukar hukuman mati pesalah kepada penjara seumur hidup (pemenjaraan bertempoh).  

Courts have no jurisdiction to review pardons boards’ decision, Federal Court rules     

November 12 - The Federal Court has ruled that it has no jurisdiction to revise the orders of several pardons boards allowing three pardoned convicts to begin their sentence from the date of arrest. 

Federal Court rules Pardons Board decisions are non-justiciable due to lack of jurisdiction     

November 12 - The Federal Court has ruled that individuals who have received a clemency order commuting their death sentence to a fixed-term life imprisonment are not entitled to seek a review under the Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023 for the purpose of varying the commencement date of their sentence.

Mahkamah Persekutuan putuskan tiada bidang kuasa semak keputusan Lembaga Pengampunan    

November 12 - Mahkamah Persekutuan hari ini memutuskan individu yang telah menerima pengampunan menukar hukuman mati kepada penjara seumur hidup, tidak berhak untuk memohon semakan di bawah Akta Semakan Hukuman Mati dan Pemenjaraan Sepanjang Hayat (Bidang Kuasa Sementara Mahkamah Persekutuan) 2023 (Akta 847) bagi tujuan mengubah tarikh mula pelaksanaan hukuman mereka.

Nov 12 verdict on whether apex court can interfere with pardons boards’ decisions    

November 5 - The Federal Court will rule on Nov 12 whether to set aside the decision of another apex court bench, which last year held it had jurisdiction to revise the orders of three pardoned convicts.

Banduan dapat pengampunan: Keputusan kes semakan hukuman 12 November   

November 5 - Mahkamah Persekutuan menetapkan 12 November untuk menyampaikan keputusan berhubung rayuan pihak pendakwaan bagi membatalkan keputusan panel terdahulu yang membenarkan banduan yang sudah menerima pengampunan hukuman mati untuk memohon semakan di bawah undang-undang 2023.

Federal Court to deliver verdict in clemency prisoners' sentence review case on Nov 12   

November 5 - The Federal Court has fixed Nov 12 to deliver its verdict on the prosecution's bid to overturn an earlier panel's decision that permitted prisoners granted clemency from death sentences to apply for a review under a 2023 law.

Federal Court To Deliver Verdict In Clemency Prisoners' Sentence Review Case On Nov 12   

November 5 - The Federal Court has fixed Nov 12 to deliver its verdict on the prosecution's bid to overturn an earlier panel's decision that permitted prisoners granted clemency from death sentences to apply for a review under a 2023 law.

Court rejects appeal of 2013 penny stock crash mastermind John Soh and co-conspirator Quah Su-Ling  

October 14 - The appeal made by the conspirators behind Singapore’s 2013 penny stock crash against their conviction has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

Rogol bawah umur: Pakar cadang pendekatan lebih adil, holistik          

September 26 - Saranan polis Kelantan supaya remaja perempuan yang terlibat dalam kes rogol bawah umur didakwa bersama penjenayah lelaki dewasa mencetuskan desakan daripada pakar kebajikan kanak-kanak dan undang-undang untuk pendekatan yang lebih holistik dalam mengendalikan seks suka sama suka membabitkan remaja.

Experts: Amend Dangerous Drugs Act to tackle online trafficking         

September 12 - Amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 may be needed to address the increasing complexity of drug trafficking online, experts said.

Pendakwaan dibenarkan semak keputusan kes banduan diberi pengampunan         

September 11 - Mahkamah Persekutuan semalam membenarkan permohonan pihak pendakwaan untuk meneruskan semakan terhadap keputusan terdahulu, yang membenarkan mahkamah mendengar permohonan semakan oleh banduan yang sudah menerima pengampunan hukuman mati.

Federal Court grants prosecution leave to challenge death sentence review jurisdiction         

September 10 - The Federal Court has granted the prosecution leave to proceed with a review of its earlier ruling regarding jurisdiction over applications from prisoners who received pardons for death sentences.

Pendakwaan dapat kebenaran semak keputusan kes banduan diberi ampun        

September 10 - Mahkamah Persekutuan membenarkan permohonan pihak pendakwaan untuk meneruskan semakan terhadap keputusan terdahulu yang membenarkan mahkamah mendengar permohonan semakan oleh banduan yang sudah menerima pengampunan hukuman mati.

Prosecution gets leave to review ruling revising trio’s partial pardon       

September 10 - In a split decision, the Federal Court has granted the prosecution leave to review another bench’s decision to allow three convicts to begin their jail term from the date of their arrest rather than the date of their partial pardon.

Federal Court grants prosecution leave to challenge jurisdiction in death sentence review case       

September 10 - The Federal Court has granted the prosecution leave to proceed with a review of the court's earlier ruling that allowed it to hear applications from prisoners who had already received pardons for their death sentences.

Experts call for balanced child justice system, prioritising rehabilitation with accountability       

August 19 - Malaysia's child justice system must prioritise rehabilitation to give young offenders a second chance, but experts say this effort must be paired with accountability measures to prevent bullying from escalating into repeat or serious crimes.

Prosiding inkues mekanisme paling berkesan rungkai kematian Zara Qairina - Peguam jenayah      

August 13 - Prosiding inkues diyakini mekanisme paling berkesan dalam merungkai kematian Allahyarham Zara Qairina Mahathir, mengambil kira tahap perhatian awam yang tinggi serta pelbagai spekulasi berlegar berhubung kes ini.

Malaysia: Fixed 30-year jail term to punish drug traffickers should be maintained, say lawyers      

July 09 - Two lawyers have cautioned against amending the current sentencing framework that permits judges to impose a fixed, lengthy prison term on drug traffickers in place of the death penalty, arguing that the offence represents the number one menace to society. They said the discretion to impose shorter jail terms for traffickers could lead to legal inconsistencies, since drug possession already carries a mandatory minimum sentence upon conviction.

Kunaseegaran reda ke tali gantung      

July 02 - Bekas pakar pato­logi hospital tentera, Dr. R. Kunaseegaran, 62, reda dengan hukuman mati yang dikenakan terhadapnya atas kesalahan membunuh Timbalan Ke­tua Ba­hagian Bicara dan Ra­yuan, Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais, 10 tahun lalu. Peguam Datuk N. Sivananthan memaklumkan kepada panel tiga hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan semalam, baha­wa beliau telah mendapat arahan untuk tidak membuat se­barang rayuan berhubung hukuman, selepas mahkamah me­ngekalkan sabitan salah terhadap anak guamnya. “Arahan yang saya terima (daripada anak guam) adalah untuk menarik balik rayuan berhubung hukuman,” kata Sivananthan.

Kevin Morais murder: Fed Court acquits three, upholds death for mastermind and reduces sentence for two      

July 01 - In her last decision as a Federal Court judge, outgoing Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat has set aside the conviction and freed three men involved in the 2015 murder of deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais, but upheld the death penalty for ex-military doctor R Kunaseegaran, who masterminded the murder.

Bunuh Kevin Morais: Tiga kekal sabitan, tiga bebas     

July 01 - Bekas pakar patologi kekal ke tali gantung manakala dua lagi lelaki masing-masing dipenjara 35 dan 40 tahun oleh Mahkamah Persekutuan, di sini hari ini kerana membunuh Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais yang mayatnya ditemukan dalam tong dram konkrit.

Bunuh Kevin Morais: Pakar patologi reda digantung, dua dipenjara, tiga lepas bebas     

July 01 - Bekas pakar patologi sebuah hospital tentera, Dr. R. Kunaseegaran, 62, reda dengan hukuman mati yang dikenakan terhadapnya atas kesalahan membunuh Timbalan Ke­tua Bahagian Bicara dan Ra­yuan, Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais, 10 tahun lalu. Peguam Datuk N. Sivananthan memaklumkan kepada panel tiga hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan bahawa beliau telah mendapat arahan untuk tidak membuat sebarang rayuan berhubung hukuman, selepas mahkamah mengekalkan sabitan salah terhadap lelaki itu. “Arahan yang saya terima (daripada anak guam) adalah untuk menarik balik rayuan berhubung hukuman,” kata Sivananthan.

Federal Court Upholds Ex-Pathologist Colonel's Death Sentence For Kevin Morais's Murder     

July 01 - Federal Court Upholds Ex-Pathologist Colonel's Death Sentence For Kevin Morais's Murder.

Peluang terakhir 6 lelaki ketepi hukuman gantung kes bunuh Kevin Morais, esok     

June 30 - Nasib enam lelaki untuk mengetepikan hukuman gantung sampai mati dan sabitan kesalahan membunuh Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais 10 tahun lalu, akan diputuskan Mahkamah Persekutuan di sini pada Selasa.

Keputusan rayuan kes bunuh Kevin Morais, tugas terakhir Tengku Maimun esok     

June 30 - Ketua Hakim Negara wanita pertama Malaysia, Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat akan mengetuai panel tiga Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan esok untuk memberikan keputusan dalam rayuan akhir kes pembunuhan Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais, tugasan terakhir beliau sebelum bersara wajib.

Peguam: Kereta dikaitkan penculikan Ling ditemui dekat sempadan Thai     

June 16 - Sebuah daripada kenderaan yang dipercayai terlibat dalam penculikan Pamela Ling ditemui ditinggalkan berhampiran sempadan Thailand beberapa minggu lalu — namun sehingga kini tiada sebarang kemas kini daripada pihak berkuasa, menurut wakil peguamnya.

Make public CCTV footage, suspects' images - Ling's lawyer tells cops    

June 14 - A lawyer representing the missing Pamela Ling believes the time has come for police to release the CCTV footage of her April 9 abduction and images of her assailants.

Apex court reserves judgment in Kevin Morais’s murder appeals   

May 14 - The Federal Court has reserved judgment on the appeals brought by six men, including a former military doctor, who were sentenced to death for the murder of deputy public prosecutor Kevin Morais 10 years ago.

Polis siasat kemungkinan Pamela Ling larikan diri ke luar negara   

May 13 - Siasatan kes kehilangan Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh pada 9 April lalu, turut memberi tumpuan kepada kemungkinan mangsa melarikan diri ke luar negara menggunakan dokumen atau pasport milik individu lain.

Alleged abduction of Malaysia key graft case figure - possible fake cops, staged disappearance among latest twists   

May 8 - The alleged abduction of a key figure in a Malaysia graft case by some people purportedly dressed in police uniform continues to grip public attention and dominate headlines in the country.

'Girl Friday': Quah's lawyer distances her from penny stock scam   

May 6 - A Girl Friday, one who simply followed instructions “rather blindly”. That, according to the lawyer of convicted market manipulator Quah Su-ling, was all she was and nothing more.

Pamela Ling 'diculik' individu menyamar polis?   

May 5 - Pamela Ling Yueh yang dilaporkan hilang ketika dalam perjalanan ke Ibu Pejabat Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) di Putrajaya pada 9 April lalu dipercayai 'diculik' oleh individu yang menyamar sebagai anggota polis.

Where Is Pamela Ling? Family Baffled As Woman Goes Missing While On The Way To MACC   

May 5 - A 42-year-old woman known as Pamela Ling, has been reported missing after failing to arrive at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya for a scheduled meeting on 9 April.

Please find Pamela, says her lawyer   

May 5 - The lawyer of a Datin Seri who was reportedly abducted while on her way to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters 27 days ago has urged police to step up efforts to locate her.

'Cops' behind Pamela Ling abduction?  

May 5 - Pamela Ling, the woman who disappeared while on her way to give a statement to the MACC last month, was allegedly abducted by individuals wearing police outfits.

Police say no leads yet in disappearance of Datin Seri, missing en route to MACC headquarters 

May 4 - Police are reportedly yet to identify any leads in the case of a woman, Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh, who went missing on April 9 while travelling to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya.

Hearing of prosecution’s review bid vacated 

April 25 - The Federal Court here today vacated the hearing of the prosecution’s review application challenging the top court’s earlier 2-1 majority ruling that it (the Federal Court) has the jurisdiction to review death sentences that had been imposed on four prisoners whose sentences have been commuted by the Pardons Boards.

Hearing of prosecution’s review bid vacated 

April 25 - The Federal Court here on Friday vacated the hearing of the prosecution’s review application challenging the top court’s earlier two-one majority ruling that it has the jurisdiction to review death sentences that had been imposed on four prisoners whose sentences have been commuted by the Pardons Boards.

Employee of security company freed on charges of trafficking nearly 31 kg drugs

April 22 - The Shah Alam High Court has acquitted and discharged an employee of a security company on four charges of trafficking 30,891.7 grammes of drugs four years ago.

1MDB tarik balik saman terhadap wanita Singapura dalam kes barangan mewah Rosmah 

April 9 - 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) dan 10 anak syarikatnya pada Rabu menarik balik saman terhadap seorang wanita warga Singapura, Shabnam Naraindas Daswani, berhubung pembelian barangan mewah bernilai lebih AS$346 juta, yang didakwa diperoleh daripada dana 1MDB yang diseleweng.

Kunaseegaran not physically present in meeting to discuss Kevin Morais’ murder, claims defence lawyer 

March 13 - Former army doctor Dr R Kunaseegaran’s defence lawyer told a three-member Federal Court bench that Kunaseegaran could not have played any role in the murder of deputy public prosecutor Datuk Kevin Morais, as Kunaseegaran was not physically present in a meeting to discuss Morais’ abduction that led to his murder.

Tiada Bukti Kaitkan Bekas Pakar Patologi Dengan Pembunuhan Kevin Morais - Peguam

March 13 - Mahkamah Persekutuan hari ini diberitahu bahawa tiada bukti yang mengaitkan Kolonel Dr R. Kunaseegaran dengan kes pembunuhan Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais kerana bekas pakar patologi itu tidak pernah berada di lokasi kejadian.

Federal Court told no evidence linking former pathologist to Kevin Morais murder

March 13 - The Federal Court was told that there was no evidence linking former pathologist Col R Kunaseegaran to the murder of former deputy public prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais (picture), as he was not present at the crime scene.

Ex-IT consultant’s 16-year jail term for road rage death upheld

March 10 - The Court of Appeal today unanimously maintained a 16-year jail term imposed by the High Court on a former IT consultant for causing the death of a bank manager in a road rage incident six years ago.

Two conspirators behind scheme that led to S$8 billion penny stock crash in 2013 appeal conviction, sentence

March 3 - The conspirators of a market manipulation scheme that led to a S$8 billion (US$5.9 billion) penny stock crash in 2013 appealed their convictions and sentences before the Apex court on Monday (Mar 3).

Penny stock crash appeal hearing off to bumpy start for accused

March 3 - Counsels for the defence took issue with what were deemed duplicitous charges by the prosecution.

Pemilik bengkel didakwa edar dadah hampir 2kg

January 16 - Pemilik bengkel motosikal didakwa di Mahkamah Majistret di sini, hari ini atas pertuduhan mengedar hampir dua kilogram dadah, minggu lalu.

Edar dadah di lebuh raya, pemilik bengkel hadapi pertuduhan

January 16 - Seorang pemilik bengkel motosikal dihadapkan ke Mahkamah Majistret di sini, hari ini, atas pertuduhan mengedar hampir dua kilogram dadah di sebuah lebuh raya minggu lalu.