Mengapa pesalah seksual belum dihantar ke New Zealand, soal DAP

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What happened to envoy’s sex case, NZ paper asks after return delayed

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'Email on Rizalman left unread for weeks'

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Putrajaya must bear cost of Rizalman’s return to NZ, says report

Putrajaya will have to bear all expenses related to sending Muhammad Rizalman Ismail, 38, back to Wellington to face charges of sexually assaulting a woman, reports New Zealand media today. Rizalman, a Second Warrant officer attached to the Malaysian High Commission in Wellington, is accused of following Tania Billingsley, 22, home and assaulting her with intent to rape on May 9. On May 22, Rizalman flew back to Malaysia after Wisma Putra invoked diplomatic immunity for him and on May 29, an email from police to court officials noted that Rizalman had left New Zealand. Rizalman is currently undergoing psychiatric tests in Tuanku Mizan Military Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, and Putrajaya has reportedly delayed his return to New Zealand on the grounds of his mental health. According to the New Zealand Herald, it was unclear when Rizalman would return to Wellington but it said, he would be arrested and taken into custody as soon as he arrived. Stephen Hoadley, associate professor of political studies at Auckland University, told the paper that Rizalman would appear in court where his defence counsel could lodge a bail application. It was likely the New Zealand authorities would order a fresh evaluation on his mental state to see if he was fit to stand trial. If Rizalman was granted bail, he would be housed at the Malaysian High Commission, Hoadley said, and would face restrictions to his movements. Rizalman would most likely have to surrender his passport, said the NZ Herald. "The Malaysian government stands behind him and has agreed with the New Zealand government that he will go to trial... The danger of him absconding is low because his own government will guide him and make sure that he appears in the right place at the right time," Hoadley was quoted as saying. – July 13, 2014. - See more at: http://ift.tt/1jGJqCt



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Rizalman perlu dihantar ke New Zealand untuk pemeriksaan mental, kata peguam

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Peguam Malaysia mempersoalkan rasional Putrajaya menahan Pegawai Waran II Muhammad Rizalman Ismail untuk ujian psikologi, kerana berpendapat hanya mahkamah perbicaraan di New Zealand boleh memerintahkan pemeriksaan mental dilakukan ke atasnya. Mereka berpendapat Putrajaya hanya memperkecilkan sistem kehakiman New Zealand dengan tindakannya menangguhkan penghantaran pulang tentera itu untuk menghadapi dakwaan cubaan merogol dan merompak di Wellington. Peguam M Visvanathan berkata, pembantu staf pertahanan berusia 38 tahun itu mesti dihantar balik untuk perbicaraan kerana dia didakwa atas dua kesalahan. "Rakyat New Zealand berfikiran adil. Saya pasti dia akan mendapat perbicaraan yang adil di sana," katanya kepada The Malaysian Insider. Kumpulan kedua pakar psikologi dilaporkan sedang menjalankan pemeriksaan ke atas Rizalman di Hospital Tentera Tuanku Mizan di Kuala Lumpur. Kesihatan mental Rizalman dikatakan perlu diperiksa supaya ia boleh diterima pakai di mahkamah New Zealand. Visvanathan berkata, penahanan Rizalman di hospital umpama ejekan kepada mahkamah New Zealand kerana hasilnya sangat kecil atau mungkin tidak bernilai langsung. "Kita mempertaruhkan kewibawaan kita dengan menangguhkan penghantaran pulangnya. Kita dilihat mencabar sistem perundangan dan kehakiman New Zealand," katanya. Peguam S N Nair berkata, Rizalman perlu melalui proses yang tertentu, dan dia tidak bersalah sehingga dibuktikan. "Putrajaya mesti mendapatkan peguam untuk Rizalman di sana yang akan memohon kepada mahkamah seorang pakar menilai keadaan mentalnya," katanya. Katanya, laporan doktor tempatan tidak signifikan kerana Rizalman akan tertakluk kepada kod prosedur jenayah New Zealand. Bagaimanapun, peguam Amer Hamzah Arshad berkata, laporan doktor tempatan boleh dikemukakan di mahkamah New Zealand. "Saya percaya penyiasat New Zealand juga akan menghantar Rizalman ke hospital di sana dan satu laporan akan dikemukakan di mahkamah," katanya. Katanya, peguam Rizalman boleh juga menyerahkan laporan doktor dari hospital tentera di sini. "Laporan doktor merupakan satu pendapat. Terpulang kepada mahkamah untuk memutuskan sama ada ia berwibawa atau tidak," katanya. Pada Ahad 6 Julai, hari di mana Rizalman sepatutnya dihantar pulang, Panglima Angkatan Tentera Tan Sri Zulkefli Mohd Zin berkata tarikhnya masih belum diputuskan kerana keadaan kesihatan mental dan emosinya masih dalam pemerhatian. Penghantaran pulang Rizalman ditangguhkan buat sementara waktu selepas doktor mengarahkan satu lagi ujian psikologi ke atasnya kerana dia kelihatan mengalami masalah mental dan kemurungan. Kes itu menjadi topik utama media Malaysia dan New Zealand apabila Rizalman pulang ke Malaysia atas imuniti diplomatik walaupun dia ditahan pada 9 Mei untuk cubaan merompak dan merogol. Dia didakwa di mahkamah keesokan harinya. Malaysia dilaporkan meminta New Zealand menggugurkan semua dakwaan ke atas Rizalman. Bagaimanapun, Putrajaya kemudiannya berkata, Rizalman akan dihantar pulang, selepas pada mulanya menolak permintaan kerajaan New Zealand untuk mengetepikan imuniti diplomatiknya. Tania Billingsley, 21, yang mendakwa Rizalman menyerangnya di rumahnya, berkata suspek meninggalkan negara itu di luar kehendaknya dan dia merasakan pihak berkuasa New Zealand tidak bersungguh dalam mengendalikan kesnya. – 11 Julai, 2014. - See more at: http://ift.tt/1qqee90



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Court releases documents on Malaysian soldier in NZ sexual assault case - The Malaysian Insider

http://ift.tt/1qPo3PX Several court documents pertaining to the arrest of a Malaysian soldier at the centre of a sexual assault case in New Zealand have been released, media reports said today. The New Zealand Herald, citing a report in Newstalk ZB, said according to the released documents, a police request to lift defence staff assistant Muhammad Rizalman Ismail's bail conditions was granted a week before he left New Zealand. The removal of the bail conditions allowed Rizalman to have possession of his passport and to apply for travel documentation, the daily said after a judge granted Newstalk ZB access to court records in the case. According to the New Zealand Herald, court records on May 15 noted that: "At the request of police, bail conditions are removed – (Rizalman) now at large. Issue as to whether defendant has diplomatic immunity being looked into”. On May 22, Rizalman flew back to Malaysia and on May 29, an email from police to court officials noted that Rizalman had left New Zealand, the paper reported. "The New Zealand authorities had no lawful powers to prevent Rizalman's departure," the New Zealand Herald said, quoting from the email. Rizalman, a Second Warrant officer attached to the Malaysian High Commission in Wellington, is accused of following a 21-year-old woman home and assaulting her with intent to rape. It was reported that on May 9, Rizalman had allegedly followed the woman from a bus stop to her Brooklyn house before breaking in and undressing himself. The woman fought him off and neighbours came to her aid. The woman, who has been identified as Tania Billingsley after she asked the court to lift an order to suppress her name, had said in a media interview that she felt frustrated and angry when Rizalman was allowed to go back to Malaysia. Rizalman, 38, was arrested on May 9 for sexual assault and burglary. It was reported that he was currently undergoing a second round of psychiatric evaluation at a military hospital in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian government had said that Rizalman would be sent back to New Zealand to face the charges against him but so far no date had been fixed as doctors were still ascertaining his condition, saying that he appeared to be withdrawn and depressed. – July 11, 2014. - See more at: http://ift.tt/1qPo3PX



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Will gov’t give firm date on Rizalman’s extradition?

http://ift.tt/1xV1pYE YOURSAY ‘Now we are all confused. Who makes the decision in this case?’ Armed Forces: Rizalman still undergoing treatment (http://ift.tt/1vRY1uK) Lee Ming Kiong: Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the matter is under the purview of Foreign Ministry, so what is Anifah Aman’s stand on this? I feel this ‘still undergoing treatment’ excuse will only escalate New Zealand’s and general public’s suspicion of cover-up by the Malaysian government. Anifah or Hishammuddin should announce the actual extradition date. Check with the hospital the psychiatric treatment schedule and the conditions that are considered ‘ready’ for military attache Muhammad Rizalman Ismail’s extradition and release this information to all concerned parties. The Defence and Foreign Ministries need to be very sincere, clean and clear on this matter. After all, Malaysia’s reputation is at stake here. Appum: Now we are all confused. Who makes the decision in this case? This soldier is under the Defence Ministry. The foreign minister has told the people of Malaysia that the government has decided to repatriate this man back to NZ to face trial there since the alleged incident had occurred there. It was even reported that he was to go on Monday. Now we hear the army chief says he is not ready to go. Now for once, who is calling the shots? Why is psychiatric assessment is now presented as a reason when this event had occurred more than a month ago? Don't we think he should be sent for psychiatric assessment right from the beginning when he returned earlier (if that is SOP)? Magnus: Section 5(c) of the Armed a Forces Act 1972 says that an officer or serviceman can be seconded to a department of the federal government, a state, local authority, statutory authority or an organisation in or outside Malaysia and that the secondee remains a member of the regular forces during that period of secondment. However, the secondee's remuneration during the secondment period is paid by the employer to whose service the person is seconded to. That means the army and Defence Ministry have effective joint employment and management control of the alleged attempted rapist in question and not the Foreign Ministry which merely paid his salary and presumably had immediate control over the day-to-day duties and affairs the secondee dealt with at the high commission in New Zealand. There is a psychiatric evaluation process to be done first as defined in the 1972 Act to gauge if the officer is of sound mind to be court-martialled. Section 88(3) lists types of civil offences and sanctions that can be handed out by a military court. The civil offences of treason and murder are liable to suffer death or any other punishment provided for by the Act; the sentence for manslaughter and rape is potential imprisonment (but not exceeding 14 years as in section 89) or any less punishment provided by the Act; other civil offences are potentially liable to suffer punishments which a civil court could award for the corresponding civil offence. There are also other punishments that can be handed out simultaneously, like dismissal with/without disgrace, forfeiture of seniority of rank etc. So if not discharged, then the alleged rapist could get the maximum prison sentence for the burglary, assault and attempted rape if the court martial finds him guilty as now charged by the Kiwis. Anon1: Well, at least he won't get the option of pleading the defence of insanity during the trial in NZ. Our government is ensuring that he is mentally fit to stand trial. But wait, if he is a certified nut case, then the government will not waive the diplomatic immunity and send him back. Fernz: Has he always been undergoing psychiatric treatment? If not, only a court can order psychiatric treatment for an accused. Insanity is a legal definition, not a medical one, and can only be made by a court. Odysseus: Why do you need the attorney-general to work out a date? Just buy a one-way ticket to NZ and inform the Foreign Ministry there. They will welcome him with open arms. Even provide police escort from the door step of the plane. Proarte: This scandal is a window into the modus operandi of Umno governance. Cover-up, lies, false promises, seeking immunity for theft and sexual crimes, and abuse of governmental institutions. It is also playing out the dangerous Umno narrative of 'Ketuanan Melayu' and 'Ketuanan Islam'. Earlier there was talk of extradition 'after Ramadan' now there is further delay due to 'psychiatric assessment'. If all suspected criminals were treated like Rizalman, there will be no convictions and the country would be in total chaos. After the MH370 tragedy, one would have thought the Malaysian government would try to improve its totally battered international image, but it seems systemic corruption is now an unresolvable reality for Umno. It needs corruption to survive but it is this cancer which will surely destroy Umno as well. Kit P: This is getting ridiculous. May 6 until today (July 10), he is still going through "psychiatric tests?" The earlier cover-up attempt by the Malaysian High Commission was wrong. Do not add another wrong by delaying bringing him to justice. ------------------------------------------------- The above is a selection of comments posted by Malaysiakini subscribers. Only paying subscribers can post comments. Over the past one year, Malaysiakinians have posted over 100,000 comments. Join the Malaysiakini community and help set the news agenda. 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Will gov’t give firm date on Rizalman’s extradition?

http://ift.tt/1xV1pYE YOURSAY ‘Now we are all confused. Who makes the decision in this case?’ Armed Forces: Rizalman still undergoing treatment (http://ift.tt/1vRY1uK) Lee Ming Kiong: Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the matter is under the purview of Foreign Ministry, so what is Anifah Aman’s stand on this? I feel this ‘still undergoing treatment’ excuse will only escalate New Zealand’s and general public’s suspicion of cover-up by the Malaysian government. Anifah or Hishammuddin should announce the actual extradition date. Check with the hospital the psychiatric treatment schedule and the conditions that are considered ‘ready’ for military attache Muhammad Rizalman Ismail’s extradition and release this information to all concerned parties. The Defence and Foreign Ministries need to be very sincere, clean and clear on this matter. After all, Malaysia’s reputation is at stake here. Appum: Now we are all confused. Who makes the decision in this case? This soldier is under the Defence Ministry. The foreign minister has told the people of Malaysia that the government has decided to repatriate this man back to NZ to face trial there since the alleged incident had occurred there. It was even reported that he was to go on Monday. Now we hear the army chief says he is not ready to go. Now for once, who is calling the shots? Why is psychiatric assessment is now presented as a reason when this event had occurred more than a month ago? Don't we think he should be sent for psychiatric assessment right from the beginning when he returned earlier (if that is SOP)? Magnus: Section 5(c) of the Armed a Forces Act 1972 says that an officer or serviceman can be seconded to a department of the federal government, a state, local authority, statutory authority or an organisation in or outside Malaysia and that the secondee remains a member of the regular forces during that period of secondment. However, the secondee's remuneration during the secondment period is paid by the employer to whose service the person is seconded to. That means the army and Defence Ministry have effective joint employment and management control of the alleged attempted rapist in question and not the Foreign Ministry which merely paid his salary and presumably had immediate control over the day-to-day duties and affairs the secondee dealt with at the high commission in New Zealand. There is a psychiatric evaluation process to be done first as defined in the 1972 Act to gauge if the officer is of sound mind to be court-martialled. Section 88(3) lists types of civil offences and sanctions that can be handed out by a military court. The civil offences of treason and murder are liable to suffer death or any other punishment provided for by the Act; the sentence for manslaughter and rape is potential imprisonment (but not exceeding 14 years as in section 89) or any less punishment provided by the Act; other civil offences are potentially liable to suffer punishments which a civil court could award for the corresponding civil offence. There are also other punishments that can be handed out simultaneously, like dismissal with/without disgrace, forfeiture of seniority of rank etc. So if not discharged, then the alleged rapist could get the maximum prison sentence for the burglary, assault and attempted rape if the court martial finds him guilty as now charged by the Kiwis. Anon1: Well, at least he won't get the option of pleading the defence of insanity during the trial in NZ. Our government is ensuring that he is mentally fit to stand trial. But wait, if he is a certified nut case, then the government will not waive the diplomatic immunity and send him back. Fernz: Has he always been undergoing psychiatric treatment? If not, only a court can order psychiatric treatment for an accused. Insanity is a legal definition, not a medical one, and can only be made by a court. Odysseus: Why do you need the attorney-general to work out a date? Just buy a one-way ticket to NZ and inform the Foreign Ministry there. They will welcome him with open arms. Even provide police escort from the door step of the plane. Proarte: This scandal is a window into the modus operandi of Umno governance. Cover-up, lies, false promises, seeking immunity for theft and sexual crimes, and abuse of governmental institutions. It is also playing out the dangerous Umno narrative of 'Ketuanan Melayu' and 'Ketuanan Islam'. Earlier there was talk of extradition 'after Ramadan' now there is further delay due to 'psychiatric assessment'. If all suspected criminals were treated like Rizalman, there will be no convictions and the country would be in total chaos. After the MH370 tragedy, one would have thought the Malaysian government would try to improve its totally battered international image, but it seems systemic corruption is now an unresolvable reality for Umno. It needs corruption to survive but it is this cancer which will surely destroy Umno as well. Kit P: This is getting ridiculous. May 6 until today (July 10), he is still going through "psychiatric tests?" The earlier cover-up attempt by the Malaysian High Commission was wrong. Do not add another wrong by delaying bringing him to justice. ------------------------------------------------- The above is a selection of comments posted by Malaysiakini subscribers. Only paying subscribers can post comments. Over the past one year, Malaysiakinians have posted over 100,000 comments. Join the Malaysiakini community and help set the news agenda. 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Tania Billingsley to family of alleged Malaysian attacker: I know you are victims too

http://ift.tt/1qLsvz1 In an interview on New Zealand television today, the 21-year-old highlighted that she was not the only person to have suffered in the international storm following her alleged assault, pointing out that the family of junior envoy Muhammad Rizalman Ismail likely felt entrapped by the situation. “They’re also victims in what has happened and I can’t even imagine how hard the last couple of months have been for them,” Billingsley said on the Kiwi TV3’s 3rd Degree programme today. The military assistant, formerly attached to the Malaysian High Commission in Wellington, has a wife and three children. “They’re probably not watching this but I hope the message gets back to them that I’m thinking about them as well and hope they’re being supported where they are because I think that people aren’t really acknowledging that this has probably been horrible and life-changing for them as well as me,” she was quoted saying on the New Zealand news agency’s website. Billingsley made her first public appearance today, revealing herself as the woman at the centre of the sex case that had nearly unravelled New Zealand-Malaysia ties. She said she chose to forego court protection of her identity because she was “frustrated” and “angry” with her country’s leaders for their lackadaisical response to her alleged assault. She had accused Muhammad Rizalman of breaking into her home last May with the intent to rape her. He was arrested by Kiwi police on May 9 on allegations of burglary and attempted sexual assault on Billingsley. He was charged in a New Zealand court the next day for burglary and assault with intent to commit rape, with both charges carrying the maximum penalty of a 10-year jail term. The junior envoy has since returned to Malaysia, taking advantage of the diplomatic immunity. The Malaysian government however announced last week that he will be returning to New Zealand to be tried there. There have been no further confirmation on the exact date of his return as he is currently undergoing mental and emotional evaluation tests, the New Zealand Herald reported last week, citing an unnamed doctor at the Tuanku Mizan Military Hospital in Malaysia. The envoy would not be discharged until the medical examinations were complete, the doctor said. His request for his return to be delayed until after Hari Raya was also denied by New Zealand authorities, according to media reports. - See more at: http://ift.tt/1okqcyq



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NZ sexual assault victim named

http://ift.tt/1sw9DUe WELLINGTON: The woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by the Malaysian High Commission’s defence staff assistant Muhammad Rizalman Ismail can now be named. Tania Rose Billingsley, 21, waived her right to name suppression at the Wellington District Court today. The identity of a complainant in certain sexual cases is automatically suppressed. But in court today, Judge Bruce Davidson granted an application from Billingsley for her name suppression to be lifted. Lawyer Barbara Hunt held a watching brief for Rizalman. She was also at last week’s hearing about the suppression of Rizalman’s name. Asked by Judge Davidson whether she had heard anything about Rizalman returning to New Zealand, Hunt said it was likely she would be his preferred lawyer if he returned. According to the Dominion Post, she had made inquiries at the Malaysian High Commission but had received no response. Rizalman was arrested on May 10 after the alleged attack on the woman in her Wellington home. Rizalman left New Zealand without facing trial after Malaysia invoked diplomatic immunity. Foreign Minister Murray McCully has been sharply criticised for the handling of the case. Rizalman is expected to return to New Zealand to face trial on charges, including assault with intent to commit rape. He has been undergoing psychiatric evaluation in a military hospital in Kuala Lumpur.



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'Don't use diplomatic immunity to commit crimes'

“The idea that Rizalman, an officer from the Ministry of Defence should only be court martialed for the alleged crime is preposterous as this is not a disciplinary issue but serious criminal offences that have been allegedly perpetrated against a woman,” Paulsen said.



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Sex case diplomat named

http://ift.tt/1iQ6kHd PETALING JAYA: The diplomat at the centre of an alleged sexual assault case can now be named after media organisations challenged a judge’s decision to grant permanent name suppression. He is Mohammed Rizalman Bin Ismail and worked at the Malaysian High Commission in Wellington. Ismail, who claimed diplomatic immunity, could not initially be identified because of a suppression order imposed by a Wellington District Court judge on May 30. However, Malaysian media were now reporting the case and its Foreign Affairs Ministry planned to hold a press conference about it today. An urgent hearing to overturn the suppression ruling was held in the High Court at Wellington today, where the name suppression was overturned. Media organisations, including the New Zealand Herald, challenged the decision to grant name suppression. Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully earlier said the Solicitor-General had advised the government to abide by the suppression ruling while it was in place. “I can’t see any good public policy reason why you’d want to protect someone from publicity given there won’t be a trial.” he said. Ismail, in his 30s, left the country after being charged by Wellington police with burglary and assault with intent to rape. He had followed a 21-year-old woman to her Brooklyn home on May 9 when the alleged assault occurred. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally asked for Malaysia to waive diplomatic immunity, but it declined. The government said the man could still face charges in Malaysia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called in Malaysia’s Head of Mission last night to say that New Zealand expected Ismail to face the consequences of his actions. Prime Minister John Key said the country had reassured MFAT that they were taking the issue very seriously. “We made it quite clear that we were under no illusion about how seriously New Zealand took the issue, and we expect the person to be held to account,” he said. Lawyer for the media organisations, Robert Stewart, told the court the appeal was related to a decision by Judge Bruce Davidson to grant name suppression. His notes had not been released into reasons why he granted name suppression, which left the media “flying blind” because they would not know which aspects of the decision to appeal, he said. The Malaysian government will issue a statement today , where at least the country, and possibly the man’s name would be released. There did not seem to be an evidentiary reason for the judge to order name suppression as it would not identify the victim or prejudice any future trial because the man had invoked diplomatic immunity.



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In New Zealand, Malaysian community ‘embarrassed’ by Putrajaya’s handling of sex storm

http://ift.tt/1lMAQkt KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Malaysia’s delay in admitting one of its diplomats was implicated on sexual assault charges in New Zealand dating back to May has caused red faces for the expatriate community there. Selva Ramasari, a spokesman for the New Zealand Malaysian Society, said Putrajaya’s response to the sex storm added to the negative perception of the Southeast Asian country, coming on the heels of the MH370 aviation disaster, which saw two Kiwis among the 239 people on board the missing plane. “It’s quite embarrassing for the community because after the MH370 saga we constantly seem to be someone who can’t handle the situation, it’s critical to the image of the nation and I don’t think this is going to help the situation,” he was quoted saying today by New Zealand media agency Dominion Post on the stuff.co.nz news website. The Malaysian government’s slow response in the initial days following the mysterious disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines plane on March 8 drew global criticism. Muhammad Rizalman Ismail, a military attache to the Malaysian High Commission in Wellington, faces sexual assault charges against a 21-year-old woman in New Zealand but escaped court action after he invoked his diplomatic immunity. The envoy has since been recalled home to Malaysia. However, Selva said Muhammad Rizalman should not be allowed to continue staying in Malaysia but should return to New Zealand to face trial, insisting that diplomatic immunity should not be used to avoid criminal charges. “I’m quite disappointed with the approach. I believe the immunity gained by the defendant is not meant to be for this sort of personal crime, it’s more for political or other reasons why we have the immunity. “When the news breaks out it’s going to be very difficult for the Malaysian community, especially with Muslims now being in the month of Ramadan, it’s bad timing,” Selva was quoted saying.



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Rela member, navy man arrested in latest counter terrorism move by police

http://ift.tt/1pB1Dns Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar in a statement today said the Rela member, aged 46, was arrested on June 25 in Kuala Kangsar. Police seized a home-made rifle and 433 live bullets from him. Khalid said police suspected that the Rela member aided the militant group which underwent combat training at Gunung Ara Para, Kampung Nyior Ketior in December last year by producing and supplying home-made rifles to them. On the navy officer, Khalid said, the 29-year-old was detained yesterday for helping a member of a militant group based in southern Philippines to get into Sabah. He was believed to help the suspect to enter the country illegally on June 11. A police source said the two suspects detained belonged to the same cell which had been linked earlier to a rebel group called the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the Middle East and the Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf in southern Philippines. The IGP's statement also said that police raided a "safe house" in Shah Alam today. The property was allegedly used as a meeting point by the militant group's members. The latest arrests brings the number of those arrested from the group to 19. On June 18, police arrested a suspected weapons handler for the group which had been planning to carry out suicide bombings and attacks in Syria and Iraq. Bukit Aman’s Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division arrested the 25-year-old man in an operation at a house in Kampung Kelebor, Kuala Kangsar, at about 2pm. They seized a home-made rifle and 48 bullets from the man. The police team previously arrested 15 people linked to ISIS. The weapon seized was believed to be used by the militant group for training purposes. Initial investigations revealed that the militant group was training their members at Gunung Arang Para in Kampung Nyior Ketior, Kuala Kangsar. All suspects are currently detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012. It is learnt that the grounds at Gunung Arang Para was used for two days last December by at least 10 militant members for weapons training. Other than Kuala Kangsar, the group also used a training site in Port Dickson. The more militant groups are discovered all over the country, the higher the probability that there could be more training sites yet to be uncovered by the authorities. It is learnt that the militants also trained in southern Philippines and made their way to Sabah and later planned to fly to Syria and Iraq, where ISIS was carrying out persistent attacks to topple the existing regimes. The militant group’s plan was to go to Syria and launch attacks before heading to Iraq for their “end game”. The Counter Terrorism Division has been rounding up members of the militant group since April 28.



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Remaja kena rogol, disamun anggota tentera (BH)

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13 June 2014

Pontian: Seorang remaja perempuan berusia 13 tahun menjadi mangsa rogol seorang anggota tentera manakala rakan lelakinya berusia 16 tahun disamun dalam kejadian di tepi pantai berhampiran Pontian Besar di sini, Selasa lalu.

Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 10 pagi itu, mangsa bersama rakannya dikatakan bersiar-siar di tepi pantai sebelum ditahan sekumpulan enam lelaki berpakaian seragam tentera dan menuduh pasangan itu melakukan perkara tidak baik.

Remaja perempuan itu dikatakan menafikan perkara itu sebelum diarah melakukan hubungan seks dengan seorang daripada suspek.

Keengganan remaja berkenaan berbuat demikian menyebabkannya dirogol suspek berkenaan.

Difahamkan, seorang rakan suspek memaksa remaja perempuan itu melakukan seks oral manakala telefon bimbit rakan lelakinya turut disamun.

Kedua-dua remaja itu dilepaskan kira-kira sejam selepas itu manakala suspek dikatakan berada bawah pengaruh dadah ketika melakukan jenayah itu.

Ketua Polis Johor, Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff, mengesahkan penahanan enam lelaki bagi membantu siasatan.

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Ambil tindakan terhadap penjawat awam jika terlibat militan, kata Muhyiddin (TMI)

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/bahasa/article/ambil-tindakan-terhadap-penjawat-awam-jika-terlibat-militan-kata-muhyiddin

14 June 2014

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin hari ini menyokong usaha polis mengambil tindakan terhadap seorang anggota tentera yang terlibat kegiatan militan.

Timbalan Perdana Menteri itu berkata, tindakan pantas polis mampu mencegah insiden berdarah pencerobohan Lahad Datu berulang dan oleh itu ia sangat dialu-alukan.

"Saya sokong usaha yang diambil pihak berkuasa terutamanya polis kerana peristiwa yang berlaku di Lahad Datu ini sesuatu yang menggemparkan dan tidak boleh diizinkan.

"Apa lagi kalau bentuk keganasan. Kita tidak akan bertolak ansur. Jika polis menyiasat dan ambil tindakan. Kita serah kepada mereka untuk menghakimkan kes sebegitu.
"Saya tak kira siapa walaupun pegawai kerajaan. Asalkan ada bukti kukuh mereka terlibat dalam kegiatan (militan) dan ada asas untuk dikemukakan ke mahkamah," katanya selepas merasmikan Karnival Amal di Bukit Damansara, hari ini.

Semalam, Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Mohd Bakri Mohd Zinin berkata seorang anggota Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) adalah antara tiga rakyat tempatan ditahan polis di Sandakan kerana disyaki terbabit dalam kegiatan militan.

Katanya, suspek berusia antara 29 dan 31 tahun, ditahan dalam operasi khas yang dijalankan Bahagian Pencegahan Keganasan, Cawangan Khas, Bukit Aman.

Beliau berkata, seorang daripada individu yang ditangkap merupakan anggota kanan sel militan yang disyaki menjalankan latihan ketenteraan di kem milik Kumpulan Abu Sayyaf di Selatan Filipina, sejak 22 April lalu. – 14 Jun, 2014.

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Soldier Killed, 2 Civillians Injured in Lahad Datu Shooting – Bernama (TMI)

A soldier was killed while two people were injured after a soldier allegedly fired several shots following a commotion in front of a convenience store in Lahad Datu town, in Sabah, early this morning.

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said the soldier, Muhamad Fiffixezapey Mat Hussin, 28, died at the Lahad Datu Hospital.

Muhamad Fiffixezapey was shot in the left side of his chest.

Hamza said the two civilians who were hurt in front of Gemilang 24 Jam outlet at 4.45am were Indonesian men, aged 31 and 38 years-old.

They were injured on the left calf and left back, respectively, and were treated at the Lahad Datu Hospital.

According to Hamza, the soldier who fired the shots was on patrol duty during the incident.

He said investigations at the scene found several bullet casings and blood on the ground.

"The motive of the incident is still being investigated under Section 302 and 307 of the Penal Code.

"Police are trying to trace the soldier involved. An arrest will be made and the weapon will be seized," he said.

Hamza advised the public to remain calm as the incident was classified as a criminal case and did not involve crimnals from outside the state.

"The situation is safe and under control," he added. – Bernama, May 28, 2014.


Source:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/soldier-killed-2-civillians-injured-in-lahad-datu-shooting-bernama

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