High Court jails construction worker three years for Palestinian abduction tied to hacking secrets

In Kuala Lumpur, construction worker Edy Ko'im Said was sentenced to three years in prison for abducting and confining a Palestinian man at a chalet in September 2022.

Judge Datuk Mohd Arief Emran Arifin delivered the sentence after Edy pleaded guilty.

Seven other individuals faced charges related to the same kidnapping, allegedly intending to obtain a reward for secret hacking information.

They could face lengthy prison terms if convicted.

Additionally, some of the accused are also facing money laundering charges under the Anti-Money Laundering Act.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — A construction worker who was previously charged with kidnapping a Palestinian man was sentenced to three years in prison by the High Court here today for abducting and confining the man at a chalet four years ago.

Judge Datuk Mohd Arief Emran Arifin imposed the sentence on Edy Ko’im Said, 46, after he pleaded guilty to an alternative charge of abducting and confining the Palestinian man.

The court ordered the father of three to begin serving his prison sentence today.

According to the alternative charge, Edy Ko’im was accused of forcibly abducting the 31-year-old victim with the intention of secretly and unlawfully confining him at Jalan Mayang, Dang Wangi, here, at 10.40 pm on Sept 28, 2022.

He was charged under Section 365 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum prison sentence of seven years and also provides for a fine.

According to the case facts, the Palestinian man was abducted and held at a chalet in Hulu Langat, Selangor, before police rescued him in a raid based on intelligence. The victim was found with his hands and feet bound with cable ties.

“Given the seriousness of the offence, the prosecution urges the court to impose an appropriate prison term on the accused,” Deputy Public Prosecutor Mahadhir Mohd Khairudin said.

Defence counsel Kelvinder Singh Sidhu urged the court to impose the minimum prison term, citing his client’s responsibility to support his wife and three children.

Meanwhile, the trial of seven other accused charged with kidnapping the same victim continued today. They are Tengku Arif Bongsu Tengku Hamid, 45, Mohamad Naziree Mustapha, 45, Faizull Hardey Mohd Isa, 46, Muhammad Iqmal Abdul Rahis, 31, Mohd Zaidi Mohd Zain, 60, Nidarahayu Zainal, 40, and Raibafie Amdan, 45.

According to the charge, all the accused had acted with a common intention to detain the victim at the same location and time to obtain a reward in exchange for secret information on developing and deactivating computer software used to hack mobile phones.

The eight accused were charged under Section 3 of the Kidnapping Act 1961, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code. If convicted, they face a prison term of between 30 and 40 years and whipping.

Apart from the kidnapping case, Tengku Arif Bongsu, Nidarahayu and her husband, Raibafie, face 19 money laundering charges involving more than RM250,000 under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLATFPUAA).

On July 10, 2025, six men were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to alternative charges of abducting and confining the same victim. They were Mohamad Norakmal Hassan, 46, Mohd Azwan Jamaludin, 42, Dody Junaidi, 47, Mohamad Sufian Saly, 28, Tengku Hazarul Ismail Tengku Hamid, 54, and Muhammad Al Hatim Mohd Fauzi, 28. — Bernama

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2022 年 9 月，吉隆坡建筑工人 Edy Ko'im Said 因绑架和囚禁一名巴勒斯坦男子而被判处三年监禁。

在 Edy 认罪后，法官 Datuk Mohd Arief Emran Arifin 宣判了判决。

另有七人因与同一绑架案有关而被指控，据称他们意图通过提供秘密黑客信息来获取赏金。

如果罪名成立，他们可能面临长期监禁。

此外，部分被告还面临违反《反洗钱法》的洗钱指控。

吉隆坡，10 月 12 日讯——一名建筑工人此前被控绑架一名巴勒斯坦男子，今天被吉隆坡高等法院判处三年监禁，罪名是四年前绑架并囚禁该男子于一间小木屋中。

法官拿督莫哈末阿里夫·埃姆兰·阿里芬对 46 岁的埃迪·科伊姆·赛义德判处了刑罚，此前他承认了绑架和非法拘禁巴勒斯坦男子的替代指控。

法院命令这位三个孩子的父亲从今天开始服刑。

根据另一项指控，Edy Ko'im 被控于 2022 年 9 月 28 日晚上 10 点 40 分在吉隆坡 Dang Wangi 的 Jalan Mayang 强行绑架了 31 岁的受害者，意图将其秘密非法拘禁。

他被控违反刑法第 365 条，该条规定最高可判处七年监禁并处罚金。

根据案情，这名巴勒斯坦男子被绑架并囚禁在雪兰莪州乌鲁冷岳的一处小木屋里，后警方根据情报展开突袭行动将其解救。受害者被发现时，双手双脚都被扎带捆绑。

“鉴于罪行的严重性，检方敦促法庭对被告判处适当的监禁刑期，”副检察官马哈迪尔·莫哈末·凯鲁丁说。

辩护律师凯尔文德·辛格·西杜敦促法庭判处最低刑期，理由是他的当事人有责任养活妻子和三个孩子。

与此同时，对其他七名被控绑架同一受害者的被告的审判今天仍在继续。他们是 Tengku Arif Bongsu Tengku Hamid，45 岁、Mohamad Naziree Mustapha，45 岁、Faizull Hardey Mohd Isa，46 岁、Muhammad Iqmal Abdul Rahis，31 岁、Mohd Zaidi Mohd Zain，60 岁、Nidarahayu Zainal，40 岁和 Raibafie Amdan，45 岁。

根据指控，所有被告人均怀有共同意图，在同一地点、同一时间拘禁受害者，以获取有关开发和禁用用于入侵手机的计算机软件的秘密信息，从而获得赏金。

八名被告被控违反1961年《绑架法》第3条和《刑法》第34条。如果罪名成立，他们将面临30至40年监禁和鞭刑。

除了绑架案之外，Tengku Arif Bongsu、Nidarahayu 和她的丈夫 Raibafie 还面临 19 项洗钱指控，涉及金额超过 25 万令吉，违反了 2001 年反洗钱、反恐怖主义融资和非法活动收益法 (AMLATFPUAA) 第 4(1)(b) 条。

2025 年 7 月 10 日，六名男子在承认绑架和监禁同一受害者的其他指控后被判处五年监禁。他们是Mohamad Norakmal Hassan，46岁、Mohd Azwan Jamaludin，42岁、Dody Junaidi，47岁、Mohamad Sufian Saly，28岁、Tengku Hazarul Ismail Tengku Hamid，54岁和Muhammad Al Hatim Mohd Fauzi，28岁。 — Bernama

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