‘Stop sending MCO violators to jail’ !!

COMMENTS:

Police officers in their zeal to enforced the laws, sometimes simply catch everyone they see on the roads, including teenagers and young people, who naturally go out for sunshine and walk... Wrong time and wrong place, so they were caught and charge in courts?! Fine of RM1000 and imprisonment up to 6 months? (more than the MCO or restriction movement control periods of 14 to 28 days?).

AND/OR a fine of RM1000, whereas even a RM200-300 fine would be a lot for the B40 group. These police officers can simply give verbal warnings to scare them off, UNLESS its a repeat offenders or 'hardcore' offenders. I naturally do NOT believed in 'harsh' punishment for the PKP/MCO offenders.

The Human Rights NGOs should ensure that the police/ATM do not 'abused' or 'mis-used' their power! And the courts to use their discretion power to imposed a lesser sentences or DISMISSED the cases (if the so-called offenders have valid reasons - which was previously ignored by the police) !!



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SOURCE:
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/2020/04/05/guna-budi-bicara-hukum-pesalah-ingkar-pkp-kata-ketua-hakim/?fbclid=IwAR0kyr_lmWd42jkXV0SFDdn0e7SNlLt-kEtv2zFtnD_BpmepS4sJHKRh6xQ

Guna budi bicara hukum pesalah ingkar PKP, kata ketua hakim

FMT Reporters

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April 5, 2020 2:34 PM

ETALING JAYA: Ketua Hakim Negara Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat menyeru hakim mahkamah menggunakan budi bicara dalam mengenakan hukuman terhadap pesalah yang melanggar Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) dengan mengambil kira risiko penularan Covid-19 di penjara.

Pejabat Ketua Pendaftar Mahkamah Persekutuan memaklumkan semua majistret dan hakim Mahkamah Sesyen perlu mempertimbangkan masalah kesesakan di dalam penjara.

“Di samping mengambil kira peruntukan hukuman berdasarkan undang-undang yang sedia ada, masalah berkenaan risiko penularan wabak covid-19 yang bakal dihadapi oleh penjara-penjara di Malaysia boleh juga diambil pertimbangan,” kata pejabat itu dalam satu kenyataan.

Kenyataan itu juga mengesahkan badan kehakiman menerima surat daripada Ketua Pengarah Penjara Zulkifli Omar, yang mencadangkan supaya hakim menggunakan Akta Perintah Kehadiran Wajib Pesalah-Pesalah 1954 untuk memerintahkan pesalah MCO melakukan khidmat masyarakat wajib, bukannya menghantar mereka ke penjara.

Zulkifli, dalam satu surat kepada Ketua Pendaftar Mahkamah Persekutuan, Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh, berkata langkah itu bagi mengelakkan sebarang kemungkinan virus itu tersebar dalam kalangan penghuni dan kakitangan penjara.

Beliau berkata tahanan baru akan menambahkan lagi kesesakan dalam penjara dan jabatan itu juga bimbang virus itu merebak kerana status kesihatan pendatang baru tidak diketahui.

Beliau berkata penjarakkan sosial tidak dapat dikuat kuasakan dan ini memberi ancaman kepada penghuni dan kakitangan penjara sedia ada.

Melanggar PKP boleh dihukum sehingga 6 bulan penjara, atau denda sehingga RM1,000, atau kedua-duanya.

Sementara itu, Presiden Majlis Peguam Salim Bashir berkata peringatan Tengku Maimun kepada kakitangan bawahannya tepat pada masanya kerana hakim perbicaraan mempunyai budi bicara untuk menjalankan hukuman, berdasarkan undang-undang yang ada.

Salim berkata mahkamah boleh mengenakan denda minimum, penjara sehari atau mengikat mereka untuk menunjukkan tingkah laku yang baik.

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SOURCE:
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/04/05/stop-sending-mco-violators-to-jail?fbclid=IwAR2x9CypB_BOonW99AyoyWDgNmjweX327OMvHmQc6STzA6t3q9H6MgS6DL4

‘Stop sending MCO violators to jail’

KUALA LUMPUR: The judiciary has been asked to stop jailing violators of the movement control order (MCO) to avoid overcrowding in prisons, which could lead to the spread of the coronavirus.

Chief Registrar’s Office corporate communications unit director Suzarika Sahak confirmed that Federal Court Chief Registrar Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh had received a letter from the Prisons Department regarding the matter.

For now, she said the Chief Registrar’s Office had taken note of the letter.

Prisons Department director-general Datuk Seri Zulkifli Omar is said to have signed the letter, saying social distancing was “impossible” in prisons due to overcrowding.

In the letter, Zulkifli said 378 people had been sent to prison as of April 1 for violating the MCO.

“Apart from adding on to the already crowded prisons, the Prisons Department is concerned that they could become the source of Covid-19 outbreaks there as their health status is not known.

“The Prisons Department is of the opinion that it will become a major issue if there is a Covid-19 outbreak in prison as social distancing is impossible there and could spread uncontrollably, threatening the lives of prisoners and prison staff,” the department was quoted as saying by a news portal.

Zulkifli reportedly recommended that the courts mete out community service punishments under the Offenders Compulsory Attendance Act.

The MCO has been in effect since March 18 in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Under Rule 3(1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures Within the Infected Local Areas) Regulations 2020, a person caught and convicted of violating the MCO could be fined up to RM1,000 or jailed up to six months.

When contacted, Malaysian Bar president Salim Bashir Bhaskaran said the Prisons Department had made a “valid concern and request”.

“Space constraint and the internal mechanisms that inevitably expose one to be in close contact with each other will lead to a strong likelihood of infections. Any infection among inmates will be an unimaginable catastrophe in prisons,” he added.

He said the court should be proactive and take into account the circumstances surrounding the facts of the cases in sentencing.

For instance, Salim said, community services imposed on the wrongdoers would essentially serve the purpose of the punishment, which is to teach them to be responsible and obey the law.

Alternatively, he said the court could also mete out bound-over sentences for offenders who breached the MCO.

“Compounding the offence is also a viable option to prevent one from being sent to prison,” he said.

Salim noted that since the breach of MCO is not an offence involving violence, the court should exercise its judicial discretion in imposing sentences that are suitable in this period of time.

Senior criminal lawyer and author Datuk Baljit Singh Sidhu said the department made the right decision in making the request as the police and court staff were exposed to unnecessary risks with the arrests.

“The MCO offences are not a serious offence and there are other ways to deal with it. It will be total chaos if Covid-19 is spread in the prison cells,” he said.

Criminal lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad echoed the concern over the possibility of a contagion in prisons.

“Logistics-wise, would the department be able to cope with a sudden increase of inmates and in the worst case scenario, with the spreading of the virus in prisons?” he asked.

Amer said the frontliners would be overwhelmed if such a spread happened in prisons.

“We are dealing with an unprecedented situation, so whatever sentence the court wishes to mete out, it must take this into consideration too,” he added.



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SOURCE:
https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2020/04/563258/513-tangkapan-dalam-lima-hari

513 tangkapan dalam lima hari

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Mohd Ismail Muslim

Norzamira Che Noh

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SEBANYAK 513 tangkapan dilakukan polis Selangor dalam tempoh lima hari pertama Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) fasa kedua yang bermula pada 1 April lalu.

Jumlah berkenaan meningkat secara mendadak berbanding hanya tiga kes pada tempoh sama ketika PKP fasa pertama dijalankan bermula 18 hingga 22 Mac.

Jurucakap khas Op Covid-19 Selangor, Asisten Komisioner Mohd Ismail Muslim berkata, tangkapan lebih banyak dilakukan pada fasa kedua PKP kerana ia fasa lebih tegas susulan kadar pematuhan sangat rendah dalam kalangan masyarakat.

“Fasa pertama lebih kepada nasihat serta peringatan kepada masyarakat, justeru hanya tiga tangkapan dilakukan, tetapi fasa kedua kita lebih tegas.

“Kita perlu tegas untuk mengekang masyarakat daripada melakukan pergerakan tanpa alasan munasabah seterusnya menyumbang kepada peningkatan kes Covid-19,” katanya pada sidang media di Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen (IPK) Selangor di Shah Alam, hari ini.

Beliau berkata, secara kumulatif sebanyak 1,225 kes tangkapan dilakukan polis Selangor sepanjang tempoh PKP yang membabitkan 1,154 lelaki serta 71 wanita.

Katanya, 57 daripada keseluruhan kes berkenaan sudah dituduh mengikut Seksyen 186 Kanun Keseksaan dan Peraturan 11 (1) Peraturan-Peraturan Pengawalan Penyakit Berjangkit (Langkah-Langkah Di Dalam Kawasan Tempatan Jangkitan) 2020.

“Dalam aspek pematuhan pula, kesedaran masyarakat meningkat apabila tahap pematuhan terhadap PKP berada pada tahan 93 peratus.

“Kesungguhan polis Selangor mengekang penularan wabak Covid-19 jelas apabila lebih 90 sekatan jalan raya diadakan selama 24 jam di seluruh negeri.

“Sekatan dijalankan di kawasan tumpuan umum serta pintu masuk lebuh raya dan laluan alternatif,” katanya.

Beliau berkata, peningkatan sekatan itu dilihat berjaya mengekang pergerakan orang ramai.

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Tak perlu hukum individu langgar PKP -HAKAM !!

COMMENTS:

1- Putting these people in JAIL will result in them having Criminal Records for life.
2- With fines up to RM1000?!  (Even if fines RM300 is considered a lot for the B40 group)!
3- AND jail 6 months?! (Even if jail 1 month is MORE than the 14 days Restriction Order)
4- Why such a "heavy" punishment, just because you saw someone outside his/her house, you got angry, and quickly caught them, and charged them under Section 7(1) ?!

5- Its TIMELY that the NGOs and general public disapproved of the usage of Section 7(1) by the authority for punishing the general public.

6- Mere verbal warning is enough for First Time Offenders and the under-aged should be considered when the authority carried out their duties!


SUGGESTIONS:

1- Fines of RM200-300 should be adequate and depending on cases, and Hardcore Offenders can be fined more.
2- Simple Reminders or verbal warning should be adequate for First Time Offenders and the under-aged individuals.



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SOURCE:
https://www.tuncarlos.com/2020/04/tak-perlu-hukum-individu-langgar-pkp.html

Tak perlu hukum individu langgar PKP -HAKAM

Persatuan Hak Asasi Manusia Kebangsaan (Hakam) menyatakan kebimbangan dengan layanan terhadap individu yang ditangkap kerana melanggar perintah gerakan kawalan (PKP).

Presiden Hakam, Gurdial Singh Nijar, berkata mereka yang ditahan bukanlah penjenayah melainkan ahli awam biasa yang didakwa melanggar perintah itu.

"Minggu lalu, beberapa orang telah dimasukkan dalam van polis. Semuanya digari.

"Kemudian mereka ditahan reman di lokap polis dan seterusnya, didakwa di mahkamah.

"Mereka ini bukanlah penjenayah berprofil tinggi.

"Mereka adalah orang awam biasa yang ditemui di luar tempat tinggal mereka semasa PKP," katanya dalam satu kenyataan.

Gurdial menyebut contoh seorang wanita yang ditangkap, dan disita barangan peribadi, sebelum dihantar ke lokap selama beberapa hari tanpa ada yang datang untuk menjaminnya kerana tiada sesiapa yang dibenarkan untuk melawat semasa PKP.

Wanita itu dikatakan akan didenda.

"Ini adalah layanan yang keterlaluan. Saya faham ada pandangan yang yang mahu situasi kita sekarang ini berakhir dengan cepat: atas pelbagai sebab.

"Dan para ahli politik turut memberi respons kepada pandangan ini. Dan ramai yang mungkin menyokong tindakan yang keras terhadap rakyat.

"Tetapi kita tidak boleh kehilangan nilai-nilai kemanusiaan kita.

"Ada risiko nilai-nilai hak asasi kita akan semakin terhakis," katanya.

Gurdial mengulangi bahawa orang ramai masih belum terbiasa dengan PKP, justeru, menurutnya, pelaksanaan harus dilakukan dengan cara yang membantu.

"Pelaksanaan oleh pihak berkuasa harus dilihat sebagai menggalakkan agar orang ramai menerhadkan pergerakan mereka hanya untuk keperluan penting.

"Orang ramai akan berdepan kesukaran dengan sekatan ini dalam rutin hidup mereka.

"Secara ringkasnya, peraturan yang baru ini perlu dilaksanakan dengan bersifat membantu dan bukannya cara yang bersifat menghukum. Kecuali mungkin terhadap individu yang betul-betul suka melanggar perintah," katanya.

PKP yang telah berkuat kuasa sejak 18 Mac dijadual berakhir pada 14 April.


Sumber: Mkini



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SOURCE:
https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2020/04/562376/jangan-penjara-remaja-langgar-pkp
(4 APRIL 2020)

Jangan penjara remaja langgar PKP

Mohd Rafi Mamat

am@hmetro.com.my

PERTUBUHAN Kebajikan Kemanusiaan Antarabangsa (Peka) menyarankan hukuman perintah khidmat masyarakat dikenakan ke atas pesalah muda yang melanggar Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) sebagai pengajaran kepada golongan terbabit.

Presidennya, Datuk Zuhairi Ab Kadir berkata, hukuman itu dilihat lebih sesuai berbanding penjara kerana ia akan memberi kesan seumur hidup kepada pesalah juvana yang mempunyai rekod jenayah.

Menurutnya, golongan terbabit perlu diberi peluang kedua supaya tidak mengulangi kesalahan lalu dengan cara melakukan kebaikan kepada orang lain dalam tempoh tertentu.

“Saya berpendapat penjara bukanlah penyelesaian yang sesuai bagi setiap individu kerana individu terbabit mungkin menjadi harapan keluarga dan ada yang gagal membayar denda disebabkan keluarga miskin.

“Jadi pihak berkuasa sewajarnya memandang serius kesan seumur hidup kepada mereka selepas mempunyai rekod banduan kerana insiden terbabit,” katanya, hari ini.

Beliau berkata, kini jumlah mereka yang didakwa di mahkamah kerana melanggar PKP semakin meningkat, ramai pesalah muda dikenakan hukuman penjara kerana gagal menjelaskan denda.

Zuhairi berkata, mereka didakwa mengikut Peraturan 7(1) Peraturan-Peraturan Pencegahan dan Pengawalan Penyakit Berjangkit (Langkah-Langkah Di Dalam Kawasan Tempatan Jangkitan) 2020, yang memperuntukkan hukuman denda maksimum RM1,000 atau penjara tidak melebihi enam bulan atau kedua-duanya, jika sabit kesalahan.

Katanya, Rabu lalu, Jabatan Penjara Malaysia dalam satu kenyataan menyatakan seramai 378 individu kini menjalani hukuman penjara kerana melanggar PKP.

Menurutnya, tindakan meletakkan pesalah muda dalam penjara akan menjarakkan mereka dengan masyarakat dan boleh membawa impak yang negatif kepada pesalah dari segi psikologi sepanjang menjalani hukuman itu.

“Kesalahan dilakukan golongan remaja masih dianggap kecil jika dibandingkan dengan kesalahan jenayah lain yang lebih berat, saya berharap supaya mahkamah menyemak semula hukuman yang dikenakan kerana masih ada alternatif selain memenjara bagi memberi kesedaran kepada golongan terbabit.

“Bukanlah asing dalam sistem keadilan jenayah tanah air perintah khidmat masyarakat, tetapi ia perlu diperluaskan kepada pesalah lain mengikut kesesuaian.

“Hukuman berkenaan juga dapat mewujudkan ruang bagi pesalah muda membuat pemulihan akhlak sekali gus memberi faedah kepada masyarakat,” katanya.

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SOURCE:
https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/kes/2020/03/671317/covid-19-23-mengaku-bersalah-langgar-pkp

COVID-19: 23 mengaku bersalah langgar PKP

Oleh Omar Ahmad

bhnews@bh.com.my

KOTA TINGGI: Seramai 23 individu termasuk tujuh remaja bawah umur mengaku bersalah di Mahkamah Majistret di sini atas pertuduhan ingkar Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP).

Kesemua tertuduh berusia antara 15 hingga 37 tahun membuat pengakuan bersalah selepas pertuduhan dibacakan secara berasingan di hadapan Majistret Mazanah Sinin.

Mengikut kertas pertuduhan, kesemua tertuduh ditahan dalam Ops COVID-19 antara 26 hingga 28 Mac lalu.

Mereka didakwa mengikut Peraturan 7(1) Peraturan-Peraturan Pencegahan dan Pengawalan Penyakit Berjangkit (Langkah-Langkah Di Dalam Kawasan Tempatan Jangkitan) 2020, yang memperuntukkan hukuman denda maksimum RM1,000 atau penjara tidak melebihi enam bulan atau kedua-duanya, jika sabit kesalahan.

Mahkamah mengarahkan 16 daripada tertuduh membayar denda sebanyak RM1,000 dan boleh dikenakan penjara selama 15 hari sekiranya gagal membayar denda.

Bagi kes tujuh remaja bawah umur, mahkamah membenarkan jaminan RM1,000 bagi setiap seorang dan perlu membuat laporan akhlak dengan Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM).

Prosiding bagi kumpulan kanak-kanak itu akan dijalankan 11 Mei yang tertakluk di bawah bidang kuasa Mahkamah Kanak-Kanak.

Pendakwaan dilakukan Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Muhammad Qaiyyum Ramlan dan Putera Amirool Faez Suhasi.

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RM2.4b drug seizure in Penang is police’s biggest haul

SOURCE: 
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/01/01/muhyiddin-rm2.4b-drug-seizure-in-penang-is-polices-biggest-haul/1823799

Muhyiddin: RM2.4b drug seizure in Penang is police’s biggest haul

Wednesday, 01 Jan 2020 03:28 PM MYT

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 1 ― Police recent success in foiling the largest drug smuggling and trafficking attempt worth over RM2.4 billion in Penang, clearly demonstrates that the government is serious in its fight against drug abuse in the country.

The success has received the attention and praise of Home Affairs Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who said such activities occurred frequently in the country’s northern region, known as the Golden Triangle Area.

“That is why our authorities have succeeded in discovering the largest drug smuggler in Penang with a seizure of almost 10 tonnes which worth hundreds of millions (ringgit),” he said during an interview with Bernama recently.

Muhyiddin also considered the success of bringing those involved in drug-related activities to court as an achievement.

“What's troubling is the trend among children, aged between 12 and13, who are not only involved in drug abuse but sometimes in drug peddling as well,” he said.

“Malaysia is like a transit point for drug trafficking, (and) this is not good for us,” he added.

On September 10, police busted an international drug smuggling syndicate after seizing 12 tonnes of cocaine mixed with 60 tonnes of charcoal worth RM2.4 billion from three containers at the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT).

The syndicate which smuggled the drug in 60 sacks of charcoal from South America was crippled in the “Ops Eagle”, conducted in Butterworth and Bayan Baru in Penang and Padang Serai, Kedah.

In a related development, the ministry intends to decriminalise drug addicts, in which, instead of punishing them under the law, those who are caught in raids will be sent to rehabilitation centres for treatment.

Muhyiddin said the proposal was currently under consideration.

On June 24, Bernama reported that drug addicts in this country are no longer seen as criminals who must be punished but are patients in need of treatment and rehabilitation.

This follows discussions between the Home Affairs Ministry and the Health Ministry which agreed to decriminalise addicts.

“To that end, we need to assist privately funded rehabilitation centres to help support the role of the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK), so that the problem can be addressed more effectively,” he said.

In another development, Muhyiddin said his ministry also emphasised on the maritime enforcement which had seen the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) achieving great success in capturing individuals encroaching the country’s waters.

“This matter (encroaching Malaysian waters) is not to be taken lightly and we also have overlapped territorial seas especially with Vietnam.

“But if we don’t ensure the safety of the said areas now, then we would not be able to support our claim at the tribunal when the time comes for us to do, and that would be a loss to the country,” he said.

Muhyiddin said MMEA role was important in assisting the Fisheries Department in preventing and detaining foreign boats entering the country’s waters to illegally fishing which affects local fishermen livelihoods.

“What important is that the ministry wants to see MMEA have greater assets in terms of owning larger boats as the country has expansive territorial waters... and it is not easy to guard such expansive areas, but I have some ideas on how to solve the problem,” he said.

Among those ideas are leasing the vessels or boat from providers which will not incur high cost to the government, he added. ― Bernama

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SOURCE:
https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/tesla-must-face-lawsuit-claiming-175735149.html

Tesla must face lawsuit claiming racism at California factory

By Jonathan Stempel

Reuters1 January 2020

By Jonathan Stempel

(Reuters) - A federal judge rejected Tesla Inc's effort to dismiss claims by two former workers that the California electric car factory where they worked was a hotbed of racial hostility, clearing the way for a possible trial.

In a decision on Monday, U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco found open questions over whether Owen Diaz and his son Demetric Di-az faced "severe and pervasive racial harassment" in 2015 and 2016 at Tesla's factory in suburban Fremont, which employs more than 10,000 people.

The plaintiffs, who are black, said they were subjected to repeated racial epithets dozens of times, as well as racist cartoons, and that supervisors engaged in or did little to stop the racism.

Orrick said Diaz could pursue claims that Tesla allowed and did not take reasonable steps to stop racial harassment.

He said punitive damages might be available if Tesla must have known about the harassment and "ratified" it, even if only lower level workers were directly involved.

"The n-word is perhaps the most offensive and inflammatory racial slur in English, a word expressive of racial hatred and bigotry," Orrick wrote. "This case will proceed to trial."

A trial is scheduled for May 11, 2020.

Tesla and its lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Palo Alto, California-based company has faced multiple racial harassment lawsuits, but is not the only automaker to face such claims in recent years.

In 2017, Ford Motor Co agreed to pay up to $10.1 million to settle a federal probe into alleged harassment at two Chicago plants.

Tesla has in court papers said it "did not hesitate" to address racial abuse at the Fremont factory, and there was no proof of "oppression, malice, or fraud."

Orrick also said Diaz could pursue claims against a staffing agency that assigned him to the factory, and a liaison between Tesla and that agency.

Lawrence Organ, the plaintiffs' lawyer, said his clients are seeking damages "in the millions" of dollars.

"Tesla is not sending a message that this kind of conduct in the workplace is not permitted," he said in an interview.

Owen Diaz said he worked at Tesla for 11 months as an elevator operator, while Demetric Di-az spent two months as a production associate.

Allegations included a claim that Diaz's supervisor admitted to drawing a cartoon of "a black face person with a bone in his hair" and captioned "booo," supposedly short for "jigaboo."

"You people can't take a joke," Diaz said the supervisor told him.

The case is Di-az et al v Tesla Inc et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 17-06748.

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; editing by Grant McCool)

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SOURCE: https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2019/12/528958/hantar-ginseng-guna-pos

Hantar ginseng guna pos

Shamsul Munir Safini

shamsulmunir@hmetro.com.my

JABATAN Pemeriksaan Kuarantin dan Pemeriksaan Malaysia (MAQIS) merampas ginseng yang dihantar melalui pos dari Hong Kong hasil kerjasama dengan Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia minggu lalu.

Dalam kejadian 10 pagi itu, MAQIS menerima satu serahan keluar pertanian ginseng seberat enam kilogram (kg) daripada kastam di Pejabat Pos Juru.

Pengarah MAQIS negeri Zarina Ramli berkata, hasil pemeriksaan fizikal dan dokumen barangan itu pihaknya mendapati ia dialamatkan kepada seorang lelaki berusia 40-an dan dibawa masuk tanpa permit import (IP) daripada MAQIS

Beliau berkata, kesemua ginseng dianggarkan bernilai RM630 itu dibawa masuk bagi kegunaan sendiri.

Katanya, pihaknya sudah mengenakan tindakan kompaun RM1,000 ke atas lelaki berkenaan kerana mengimport sesuatu tanpa dokumen yang sah.

“Perbuatan mengimport keluaran pertanian tanpa permit adalah satu kesalahan mengikut Seksyen 11(1) Akta MAQIS 2011.

“Jika sabit kesalahan boleh didenda tidak lebih RM100,000 atau penjara maksimum atau kedua-duanya sekali,” katanya.

Artikel ini disiarkan pada : Selasa, 24 Disember 2019 @ 1:02 PM

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SOURCE: 
https://www.hmetro.com.my/global/2018/11/394420/pink-legacy-bakal-dilelong-rm2092-juta

Pink Legacy bakal dilelong RM209.2 juta

London: Berlian seberat hampir 19 karat, belian koleksi merah jambu kedua dilelong dalam masa dua tahun, dijangka meraih harga sehingga AS$50 juta (RM209.2 juta) apabila dilelong di Geneva, minggu depan.

Pakar barang kemas di Christie, Jean-Marc Lunel, berkata berlian berkenaan, Pink Legacy, akan dilelong pada 13 November ini, dianggar bernilai antara AS$30 juta (RM125.5 juta) hingga AS$50 juta.

“Ia antara berlian merah jambu paling indah pernah diserahkan untuk dilelong. Berlian itu adalah batu permata gred tertinggi bagi ketumpatan warnanya,” katanya.

Menurut Christie, berlian merah jambu yang beratnya melebihi 10 karat amat jarang ditemui dan sehingga kini, hanya ada empat berlian melebihi 10 karat pernah dilelong.

Satu daripadanya, berlian diberi nama Pink Promise seberat 15 karat, dijual ketika lelongan Christie di Hong Kong, November tahun lalu, dengan harga AS$32.5 juta (RM136 juta).

Harga berkenaan, iaitu AS$2.176 juta (RM9.1 juta) setiap karat masih kekal sebagai harga termahal bagi satu karat berlian merah jambu.

Pada 2013, berlian merah jambu besar seberat 59.60 karat dijual ketika lelongan Sotheby dengan harga AS$83 juta (RM347.3 juta) atau AS$1.39 juta (RM5.8 juta) satu karat.

Berlian Pink Legacy pernah menjadi milik keluarga Oppenheimer yang menguruskan syarikat perlombongan berlian De Beers selama beberapa dekad. Christie bagaimanapun, enggan memberitahu pemilik berlian itu sekarang.

Ia ditemui di lombong berlian Afrika Selatan kira-kira satu abad lalu, dan dipotong untuk dibentuk pada 1920-an.

Menurut Lunel, sejak itu bentuk berlian berkenaan tidak pernah diubah.

Ketua bahagian barang kemas Christie, Rahul Kadakia berkata, berlian Pin Lagacy antara berlian terhebat dunia dan pasti menarik ramai bakal pembeli.

Artikel ini disiarkan pada : Isnin, 12 November 2018

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SOURCE:
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/12/09/vell-paari-claims-father-samy-vellu-has-alzheimers-dementia/

Vell Paari claims father Samy Vellu has Alzheimer’s, dementia

Monday, 09 Dec 2019 01:20 PM MYT

BY YISWAREE PALANSAM

Tun S. Samy Vellu held the post of minister of public works and utilities from 1979 to 2008. — Malay Mail pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Datuk Seri S. Vell Paari said his decision to file an originating summons in the High Court against his father, Tun S. Samy Vellu, was to protect the latter who is allegedly suffering from dementia.

In a statement to Malay Mail, the former MIC secretary-general said the legal action to ascertain the former minister’s mental condition was needed due to Samy Vellu’s allegedly “poor recall and registration of events” that suggested his declining mental state.

“The application has been necessitated by two events, essentially by an action filed against my father, Tun Samy and myself by one, Meeriam Rosaline a/p Edward Paul.

“Secondly, my father was diagnosed in 2017, as suffering from dementia, due to Alzheimer’s disease. Nonetheless, I have been holding off filing the application until now,” he said.

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