Man who ran amok fined, jailed

KOTA KINABALU: The Magistrate’s Court here yesterday sentenced a man on two charges of running amok while wielding a machete, and consuming syabu.

Senior Assistant Registrar Mohamad Aizat Abdul Rahim, who sat as a magistrate, sentenced Mohd Abu Noorizhar to jail and fine after the latter admitted to both the charges.

On the first count, the unrepresented accused was fined RM25 and 14 days’ jail for going amok at Taman Puri Warisan in Inanam, on June 28.

The offence was framed under Section 15 of the Minor Offences Ordinance.

On the second count, he was fined RM2,000, in default six months’ jail plus two years’ police supervision for consuming syabu.

The charge, under Section 15 (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, is punishable by a fine of up to RM5,000 or a maximum jail of two years, upon conviction.

The prosecution told the court that police personnel saw the accused at the said place riding his motorcycle in a dangerous manner.

They then chased the accused who later went amok before surrendering to the police.

When asked by the magistrate, the accused said he was drunk at that time.

In a separate case, Dilham Tungku and Helen Majalin were each fined RM3,000, in default, six months’ jail for separate charges of possessing syabu.

Both the accused persons pleaded guilty to having 0.34 gram and 0.15 gram of syabu in Penampang and in the city, on December 28, 2015 and March 16 respectively.