PASIR MAS: A labourer was sentenced to four years' jail and fined RM6,000 by the Sessions Court here on Sunday (July 5) fpr kidnapping and car theft in Tendong last month.
Judge Zulkpli Abdullah meted out the sentence after Mohamad Syamsul Azroy Che Anuar, 32, pleaded guilty to the charges.
On the first charge, Syamsul Azroy and three others still at large were accused of kidnapping Mohd Shahrul Nizam Mohd Asri, 35, with the intent to secretly and wrongfully confine him, at a house in Tendong around 3.30pm on June 6.
He was charged under Section 365 of the Penal Code read together with Section 34, which carries a penalty of up to seven years' jail and a fine.
The court sentenced him to four years' jail from the date of his arrest on June 16, as well as a RM3,000 fine in default an additional three months' imprisonment.
On the second charge, he and the same three individuals still at large were accused of stealing a car belonging to Mohd Taufik Mohd Asri, 25, at the same location, time and date.
Syamsyul Azroy was charged under Section 379A(1) of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34, with the same potential penalties as the first charge.
The court sentenced him to three years' jail and fined him RM3,000, in default an additional three months' imprisonment.
Both prison terms are to run concurrently, meaning he will serve four years in jail.
Shahrul Nizam was kidnapped on June 6 after four individuals, including the accused, approached him looking for his brother, Taufik, over an unpaid debt.
The victim was abducted and taken to the border via an illegal route before being rescued by Thai police the following day. The group also stole a car. – Bernama
