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Zulfarhan case: Six sentenced 18 years' jail

Nov 02, 2021

The KL High Court has sentenced  six university students to 18 years' jail, for causing the death of marine cadet officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain in 2017.

The six escaped the gallows, after the court found the accused guilty of causing grievous hurt with no intent of murder.

Of the six, five of them along with 12 other students were sentenced to three years in prison, after being found guilty of injuring Zulfarhan.

The jail terms will run concurrently.

The court has also allowed a stay of execution for the 18-year jail sentence, pending appeal.

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TS Muhyiddin and DS Najib did not breach COVID-19 SOPs during Melaka visit

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Datuk Seri Najib Razak did not breach any COVID-19 SOPs during their recent visit to Melaka, ahead of the upcoming state election.

The Health Ministry says the two former PMs did not participate in any political gathering during their walkabouts.

However, investigations have found that the walkabout organisers failed to ensure proper physical distancing among crowds during their visit.

As such, the organisers were fined a total of RM24,000.

All political gatherings and election related events are banned until November 27th.

Meanwhile, the Health Ministry detected a rise in new COVID infections, at 5,071 today.

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MPs receive the COVID-19 booster shot at Parliament

Several lawmakers were given their booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine at Parliament today.

A check by Astro Awani found that among them were Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun, Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, and Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang.

Lawmakers are considered high-risk individuals due to the nature of their work dealing with the public.