18 Jan 2022
MUHAMMAD ZULHILMAN BIN ZULKAPELI
- Citation
- TA-83-381-10/2019 (Mahkamah Majistret)
- Court
- Magistrates' Court
- Case number
- TA-83-381-10/2019 (Mahkamah Majistret)
The court convicted under s.193 Penal Code because the accused was legally bound to tell the truth (oath and s.112 CPC), made statements in judicial proceedings and in a recorded s.112 statement that were materially contradictory and irreconcilable, failed to offer a reasonable explanation for the contradictions, and the surrounding facts (relation to alleged beneficiary brother and witness credibility) established knowledge and intention to give false evidence; procedural defects raised were curable and did not prejudice the accused; sentence imposed was 24 months' imprisonment commencing 18…