NIBONG TEBAL: The magistrate’s court here today discharged and acquitted PAS central committee member Mohamad Sabu and nine others accused of obstructing a police officer from carrying out his duties.
Magistrate Mohd Izham Ali gave three reasons for his decision, one of which was doubts over the validity of the warrant of arrest.
He said that two prosecution witnesses contradicted each other in their testimonies, and there was no specific information on which of the accused had pushed the police officer.
The nine charged with Mohamad Sabu are Mohd Binyamin Ishak, 48, Fuadzi Suharat, 48, Md Lazim Osman, 54, Abdul Razak Ramili, 46, Mohd Subri Mohd Said, 46, Zamarul ‘Aini Abdul Malik, 40, Zainul Azrun Zainal Abidin, 39, Abdul Rahim Mat Ariff, 62, and Mohamad Salleh, 51.
Mohamed Sabu, 55, and the others were accused of committing the offence at 7.45pm on Dec 9 2007 in front of the Bukit Tambun toll plaza (at the exit of the Kuala Lumpur-Penang highway).
They were said to have refused to open their car door and pushed the police officer and men under him.
They were charged under Section 186, read with Section 34, of the Penal Code which carries a sentence of up to two years jail or a fine of up to RM10,00 or both.
The prosecution was led by Suhaimi Ibrahim, assisted by Khairul Fairuz Rahman and Ahmad Razali Muhamad Nazri.
The 10 accused were represented by Hanipa Maidin, Aminuddin Zulkifli and Yusnita Yusof.
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who is DAP secretary-general, was at the court to lend moral support.
-Bernama
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