Police Corporal Charged With Assisting In Releasing Murder Suspect

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 The offence took place at a playground near a condominium in Gombak at 12.15am on June 29.
The court allowed the accused bail of RM7,000 with one surety.KUALA LUMPUR: A police corporal pleaded not guilty in the magistrates’ court here today to a charge of assisting a murder suspect to escape last month
Syhrulazlan Safri, 35, was charged with negligently and intentionally assisting Hafeez Ali, 45, who was involved in an offence under Section 302 of the Penal Code, to escape arrest at a playground near a condominium in Gombak at 12.15am on June 29.
The charge, read out before magistrate Noorelynna Hanim Abd Halim, was under Section 221 (a) of the Penal Code which provides for a maximum jail sentence of seven years or a fine, if convicted.
The court allowed the accused bail of RM7,000 with one surety with the additional condition that he must report to the nearest police station once a month and set Sept 10 for mention.
In the same court, Hafeez was charged with murdering Umar Abdul Jalil, 38, at a premises near the same condominium at 11.45pm on June 28, under Section 302 of the Penal Code which carries a death sentence or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years and 12 strokes of the cane, if convicted.
No plea was recorded from the accused for the murder case as it comes under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Meanwhile, Hafeez’s friend, Noor Azzly Hisham Sabtu, 47, was charged with throwing away the knife used to stab the deceased (Umar) with the intention of protecting Hafeez from legal action and punishment at a premises near the same condominium at 11.45pm on June 28.
The charge was brought under Section 201 of the Penal Code which provides for a maximum sentence of seven years’ imprisonment and a fine, if convicted.
Another friend, N Jayashanthan, 50, was charged with intentionally shielding Hafeez from legal action and punishment under Section 302 of the Penal Code at 11.45pm at the same location.
He was charged under Section 212 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum jail term of five years and a fine, if convicted.
The court granted bail to Noor Azzly and Jayashanthan at RM8,000 and RM8,500 respectively with the same additional conditions and set the same date (Sept 10) for mention of all the cases.
Deputy public prosecutor Iman Nurhidayah Ezani prosecuted. - FMT

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