KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman was sentenced to 10 years in prison and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here Thursday (Nov 7) after pleading guilty to robbing an engineer, resulting in losses of over RM190,000 to the victim in Oct.
Judge Egusra Ali handed down the sentence on Nur Muhd Rusydi Abdul Raman, 32, to be served from the date of arrest, Oct 29.
Nur Muhd Rusydi and another person still at large were jointly charged with robbing Mohd Hafidz Mohd Ismail, 43, of valuables and RM9,000.
The offence was committed at a house in Precinct 16, Putrajayam at 3am, on Oct 27.
The charge was framed under Section 395/397 of the Penal Code and read together with Section 34 of the same law.
Deputy public prosecutor Nor Aisyah Mohamed Zanyuin appeared for the prosecution in the case, while Nur Muhd Rusydi was unrepresented.
In the same court, Mohd Ezwan Kamaruzaman, 32, pleaded not guilty to the same charge, while Abdul Rahman Abdullah, 35, pleaded not guilty to possessing property stolen in the commission of a gang robbery.
The offence, under Section 412 of the Penal Code, was allegedly committed at Jalan Kampung Laksamana, Batu Caves, Gombak at 4.30pm on Oct 29.
Both, represented by lawyer Nurul Diyana Basher, were allowed bail of RM15,000 with two sureties. They were also ordered to surrender their passports to the court and report to a police station once a month pending the disposal of their cases.
Egusra set Dec 6 for mention of their cases. – Bernama
