Highland Tower Actor Pleads Guilty To Drug Possession

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Actor Muhamad Niezam Mohd Zaidi, director Mohd Latif Zami and assistant director Saiful Zaidrin Ismail all pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession. (Bernama pic)KUALA KANGSAR: Actor Muhamad Niezam Mohd Zaidi pleaded guilty in the Kuala Kangsar magistrate’s court today to drug possession charges.
Niezam, 29, along with director Mohd Latif Zami, 49, and assistant director Saiful Zaidrin Ismail, 43, pleaded guilty to charges of possessing cannabis and methamphetamine before magistrate Mohd Shazmeer Zamhari.
Niezam and Latif were charged with possessing 1.15 gm and 0.3 gm of cannabis respectively in a house at No 835, Persiaran Jati, Taman Chandan Putri 2, here at 7.15 am on Oct 10.
They were charged under Section 6 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries a fine not exceeding RM20,000 or imprisonment for a maximum of five years, or both, if convicted.
Muhamad Niezam Mohd Zaidi.Saiful, meanwhile, was charged with possession of 0.38 gm of methamphetamine at the same place, date and time and charged under Section 12 (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries a fine not exceeding RM100,000 or imprisonment for a maximum of five years or both, if convicted.
According to a police statement earlier, all of them were detained at a homestay which was being used as a filming location.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Syuhada Muhammad Lutfi offered bail at RM6,000 for Muhamad Niezam and Mohd Latif, and RM8,000 for Saiful Zaidrin.
National Legal Aid Foundation lawyer Intan Shafini Mior Shahrin, who represented all the trio, applied for lower bail on the grounds that her clients had just begun filming for the first time since the movement control order (MCO) had been imposed.
Niezam, Latif and Saiful were granted bail amounting to RM3,000, RM2,600 and RM3,200 respectively.
Shazmeer then set Dec 1 for re-mention of the case pending a chemical report before sentencing.
Niezam is well known for acting in films such as “Budak Pailang” and “Highland Tower” as well as dramas “Diari Platun”, “Dewi Lasak” and “Mencintaimu”. - FMT

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