In the Courts (2023): Woman pleads guilty to false alarm charge (18.12.2023)
 Posted on : Dec 19, 2023, 3:41PM   47 total views  Category : Local News

In a series of events, a woman on Monday took a tight turn from denying to pleading guilty mid trial on a charge of disseminating a false statement likely to cause alarm.

 

Hajah Faizah binti Haji Abdul Gapar had claimed trial, and challenged the ingredients of the charge.

 

Defence Counsel Pengiran Shahyzul bin Pengiran Abdul Rahman on Saturday contested that mens rea required proof that the disseminated statement is false and likely to cause alarm.

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-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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