Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Security offences (special measures) act 2012 (sosma)

Legal area

Court

20 Nov 2019

LAI CHIN WAH, YAP CHENG WAH, MOHD FAIZAL TAN B. ABDULLAH, CHIEN GUAN CHAI DAN MOHD FAIZUL BIN ARIFFIN

Citation

PA-44-46-10/2019, PA-44-49-10/2019, PA-44-50-10/2019, PA-44-51-10/2019, PA-44(A)-5-10/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

A
Case number

PA-44-46-10/2019, PA-44-49-10/2019, PA-44-50-10/2019, PA-44-51-10/2019, PA-44(A)-5-10/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The court held that offences charged under section 26E of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 fall within Part IIIA and are therefore security offences under SOSMA; SOSMA s12 and s13 unambiguously vest trial in the High Court and restrict bail except for specified exceptions, so the court must apply the statute and the bail applications were dismissed.
17 Dec 2018

PENDAKWARAYA DPP Pn. Munirah binti Shamsuddin@ Bahrum [Serious Crime Division/ Counter Terrorism, Attorney General Chambers, Malaysia] En. Syahredza bin Johan together with En. Louis Liaw [Messrs Ram Rais & Pertners]

Citation

CRIMINAL HEARING NO: 46SO-2-06/2017 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

CRIMINAL HEARING NO: 46SO-2-06/2017 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The court accepted the admissible s.18A confession, protected witness and expert evidence and the electronic linkage of the Telegram profile and devices registered to the accused; these established beyond reasonable doubt that the accused voluntarily gave a bai'ah constituting support under s.130J(1)(a) and possessed IS-related items under s.130JB(1)(a); accordingly the accused was convicted on both counts and sentenced.

Malaysia Case Law

LAI CHIN WAH, YAP CHENG WAH, MOHD FAIZAL TAN B. ABDULLAH, CHIEN GUAN CHAI DAN MOHD FAIZUL BIN ARIFFIN

PENDAKWARAYA DPP Pn. Munirah binti Shamsuddin@ Bahrum [Serious Crime Division/ Counter Terrorism, Attorney General Chambers, Malaysia] En. Syahredza bin Johan together with En. Louis Liaw [Messrs Ram Rais & Pertners]