Two Thai nationals face death penalty for allegedly killing MMEA officer in Sungai Padang

Two Thai nationals, Pradit Rimat and Rotchahan Tehpuyu, are charged with the murder of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency officer Mohd Roshaimi Mohd Ridzuan at the Magistrate's Court in Kangar.

No pleas were registered, and the case, under Section 302 of the Penal Code, will be addressed in the High Court with a mention set for January 5.

In a separate case, the two are charged with smuggling nine Myanmar migrants and have pleaded guilty to entering Malaysia illegally.

Bail was denied for both the murder and immigration charges, and further hearings are scheduled for December.

KANGAR, Nov 5 — Two Thai nationals were charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) officer late last month.

No plea was recorded from Pradit Rimat, 22, and Rotchahan Tehpuyu, 21, after the charge was read to them in Thai by an interpreter before Magistrate Ana Rozana Mohd Nor, as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

Both accused were jointly charged with the murder of Mohd Roshaimi Mohd Ridzuan, 41, near the Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority jetty in Sungai Padang here between 11 pm on Oct 26 and 1.30 am on Oct 27.

The charge was framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same Code, which provides for the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years and not less than 12 strokes of the cane if not sentenced to death, upon conviction.

The court did not allow bail and set Jan 5 next year for mention, pending the post-mortem and chemical reports.

MMEA deputy public prosecutors (DPPs) Wirna Arifin and Kamaliza Md Zain appeared for the prosecution, while both accused are unrepresented.

Meanwhile, at the Sessions Court before Judge Sharifah Norazlita Syed Salim Idid, the two men also faced a charge of smuggling nine Myanmar migrants using an unregistered boat.

Neither accused pleaded to that charge, which was alleged to have been committed in the waters off the mouth of Sungai Padang here between 11 pm on Oct 26 and 12.30 am on Oct 27.

The charge was framed under Section 26J of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment of up to five years or a fine not exceeding RM250,000, or both, upon conviction.

However, in the same court, both accused pleaded guilty to entering Malaysia through an ungazetted route at the same location and time.

The charge was framed under Section 5(2), read together with Section 56(1A)(a) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, which provides for a fine not exceeding RM10,000 or imprisonment of up to five years, or both, upon conviction.

DPP Nur Afiqah Zakaria applied for a new mention date for the immigration case, as the prosecution is still awaiting the relevant documents from the Malaysian Immigration Department.

Judge Sharifah Norazlita fixed Dec 15 for mention of both the smuggling and immigration cases, and set the same date for the appointment of a Myanmar interpreter.

The interpreter is for seven Myanmar nationals, including a woman, who were charged with entering the country illegally.

The court did not allow bail for the Thai men and Myanmar nationals. — Bernama

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两名泰国公民 Pradit Rimat 和 Rotchahan Tehpuyu 在加央地方法院被控谋杀马来西亚海事执法机构官员 Mohd Roshaimi Mohd Ridzuan。

被告人未作任何答辩，根据《刑法》第 302 条，该案将由高等法院审理，并定于 1 月 5 日进行提审。

在另一起案件中，两人被控走私九名缅甸移民，并已承认非法入境马来西亚。

谋杀和移民指控均被拒绝保释，进一步的听证会定于12月举行。

加央，11月5日——两名泰国公民今天在加央地方法院被控于上月底谋杀一名马来西亚海事执法机构（MMEA）官员。

在地方法官安娜·罗扎纳·莫哈末·诺面前，一名翻译用泰语向22岁的普拉迪·里马特和21岁的罗查汉·特普尤宣读了控状后，两人均未认罪，因为谋杀案属于高等法院的管辖范围。

两名被告被共同指控于 10 月 26 日晚上 11 点至 10 月 27 日凌晨 1 点 30 分之间，在吉隆坡双溪巴东的马来西亚渔业发展局码头附近谋杀了 41 岁的 Mohd Roshaimi Mohd Ridzuan。

该指控依据《刑法》第 302 条和该法第 34 条提出，规定一经定罪，可判处死刑或 30 至 40 年有期徒刑，若未判处死刑，则可处以不少于 12 鞭的鞭刑。

法院不允许保释，并将案件定于明年1月5日再次开庭审理，等待尸检报告和化学报告。

马来西亚海事执法局副检察官维尔纳·阿里芬和卡玛利扎·穆罕默德·扎因代表控方出庭，而两名被告均没有律师代表。

与此同时，在法官 Sharifah Norazlita Syed Salim Idid 主持的地方法庭上，这两名男子还面临使用未注册船只走私九名缅甸移民的指控。

两名被告均未对该指控认罪，该指控称，犯罪行为发生在 10 月 26 日晚上 11 点至 10 月 27 日凌晨 12 点 30 分之间，地点位于此地 Sungai Padang 河口附近的水域。

该指控依据 2007 年《反人口贩运和反偷渡移民法》第 26J 条和《刑法典》第 34 条提出，规定一经定罪，可判处最高五年监禁或不超过 25 万令吉的罚款，或两者并罚。

然而，在同一法庭上，两名被告均承认在同一地点和时间通过未公布的路线进入马来西亚。

该指控依据 1959/63 年移民法第 5(2) 条和第 56(1A)(a) 条提出，规定一经定罪，可处以不超过 10,000 令吉的罚款或最高五年的监禁，或两者并罚。

检控官努尔·阿菲卡·扎卡里亚申请重新安排移民案件的开庭日期，因为检方仍在等待马来西亚移民局的相关文件。

法官 Sharifah Norazlita 将 12 月 15 日定为走私案和移民案的开庭日期，并同时确定了缅甸语翻译的任命日期。

这名翻译是为七名缅甸国民（包括一名女性）服务的，他们被指控非法入境。

法院驳回了这些泰国男子和缅甸公民的保释申请。——马新社

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