TANGKAK: The Rohingya man known as Long Tiger, who escaped from police custody while waiting to be charged at the Magistrate’s Court here last month, was sentenced to 12-month jail for the offence by the same court on Thursday (Jan 20).
Magistrate Zaridah Y Abdul Jaapar handed down the sentence after Long Tiger, whose real name was Abdul Hamim Ab Hamid, 33, pleaded guilty to the charge.
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