PETALING JAYA: A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to jail and a fine after pleading guilty to abducting a goldsmith by the Pasir Mas Sessions Court.
The accused, Saifuldin Mohammad, a bulldozer driver, pleaded guilty after the charge was read out before Judge Zulkpli Abdullah.
The accused had carried out the act with three others, who have already charged over the offence, reported Sinar Harian.
There were charged with forcibly abducting Marzuki Mustapha, 45, with the intention of causing the victim to be secretly and wrongfully confined.
The offence was committed in Kampung Palekbang, Tumpat at 7.20am on May 20, 2025.
Saifuldin was charged under Section 365 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same Code, which provides for a prison sentence of up to seven years and a fine.
The accused was unrepresented.
The court imposed a 30-month prison sentence starting from the date he was arrested on April 20 and a fine of RM3,000.
It was previously reported that a former Kelantan footballer and another were charged in the Sessions Court on April 12 over the same offence.
The accused Hisammudin Hassan, 51, a former Kelantan football team striker, and Saufi Ariffin, 24, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Judge Zulkpli Abdullah.
On April 16, an unemployed man, Mohd Hairie Ab Rahman, 42, also pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court over the same offence.
It was previously reported that a goldsmith was kidnapped and later left in Tumpat town on May 20, 2025.
The victim was unable to identify the suspects involved because he was blindfolded.
