A POLICE officer pleaded not guilty in the Ipoh High Court today to a charge of murdering a Form 5 student in a road crash near a school last year.
According to Bernama reports, Mohd Nazri Abdul Razak, 46, was charged with murdering Muhammad Zaharif Affendi Muhd Zamrie, 17, at Jalan Taman Jati 1, near SMK Jati, Ipoh, between 12.05pm and 12.40pm on December 15, 2023.
He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death sentence or imprisonment for a minimum of 30 years or a maximum of 40 years and if not sentenced to death, must be whipped with no less than 12 lashes, if found guilty.
Judge Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet set the hearing for 30 days, from November 4 to January 17 next year, and July 1 for the submission of documents.
Deputy public prosecutor Afzainizam Abdul Aziz told the court that the prosecution needed a month to submit the documents and would call 60 witnesses to testify.
Lawyer Jacky Loi Yap Loong, assisted by lawyers Lim Chi Chau and M. Kuhan, representing Nazri, told the court that they had filed a notice regarding the bail application for their client.
However, the prosecution said they did not receive an affidavit regarding the notice.
The judge then ordered both parties to settle the exchange of affidavits before he decided on the bail application. – May 14, 2024
