Actress gets warrant of arrest for ‘no-show’

SIBU: Singer and actress Marsha Milan Londoh was issued with a warrant of arrest by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday after failing to appear to testify against two TV3 staff for intentionally insulting former national sprinter Watson Nyambek.

Magistrate Saiful Sayoti granted the warrant against Marsha, of Taman Danau Desa in Kuala Lumpur, and ordered the warrant be returnable on March 22.

Marsha is a prosecution witness in the trial of TV3 comedy show ‘Sukan Tak Sentral’ host Azizul Ammar Abu Hassan and producer Abdul Ghani Mokhtar.

Earlier, DPP Mohd Zulfadhli Tuah told the court that the witness had written to ask for a later date to testify due to work commitments in Kuala Lumpur.

Azizul Ammar, 30, from Kuala Lumpur and Abdul Ghani, 41, of Petaling Jaya, Selangor are charged with intentionally insulting Watson and thereby giving provocation to him, knowing it to be likely that such provocation would cause him to break public peace. The incident is said to have taken place at Medan Hotel here at about 11.30am on April 22 last year.

The offence, framed under Section 504 of the Penal Code, provides for a jail term of up to two years or with fine, or both, if convicted.

Meanwhile, both the accused had their bail extended in the sum of RM3,500 with one surety.

Watson, 42, a full-time trainer with the National Sports Council, lodged a police report on April 24 last year against TV3 and the producer of the television programme over derogatory remarks made against his late father during the ‘ Sukan Tak Sentral’ show.

During the programme hosted alongside Marsha, Azizul Ammar allegedly imitated the bleating of a goat while mentioning the name of Watson’s late father.