Man pleads guilty to nine charges of keeping illegal wildlife


KAJANG: A 51-year-old engineer, who is supposedly just an animal lover, pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court here on Wednesday to nine charges of keeping illegal wildlife – including a female Malayan tiger – without a permit.

Judge Noridah Adam fixed Feb 16 for the sentencing of Mohd Taha Abd Wahab upon a request from his lawyer Zaflee Pakwanteh.

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