Fadley Faisal
A local man was sentenced to three years’ jail on Thursday after a trial on charges involving aggression.
Senior Magistrate Hajah Ervy Sufitriana binti Haji Abdul Rahman found Prosecutor Ahmad Firdaus Mohammad’s case against Hamzah bin Pehin Orang Kaya Kesuma Dato Paduka Haji Ali proven beyond reasonable doubt for causing affray in disturbance to public peace; possessing a katana in a public place with intent to use it offensively; and exhibiting threatening behaviour by hitting a person with a metal rod and brandishing a katana in breach of public peace. The court disbelieved Hamzah’s defence saying that he had acted out of self-defence, and found that he was the main aggressor.
-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin