KUALA KANGSAR – Drama and film actor Muhamad Niezam Mohd Zaidi pleaded guilty in the Kuala Kangsar magistrates’ court today to drug possession charges.
Niezam, 29, along with director Mohd Latif Zami, 49, and assistant director Saiful Zaidrin Ismail, 43, pleaded guilty to charges of possessing cannabis and methamphetamines before magistrate Mohd Shazmeer Zamhari.
Earlier, all the accused arrived at the court building at about noon in purple police lockup attire.
Niezam and Latif were charged with possession of 1.15g and 0.3g of cannabis respectively in a house at No 835, Persiaran Jati, Taman Chandan Putri 2, here at 7.15am on Sunday.
They were charged under Section 6 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a fine not exceeding RM20,000 or imprisonment for a maximum of five years, or both, if convicted.
Saiful was charged with possession of 0.38g of methamphetamines at the same place, date, and time and was charged under Section 12 (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a fine not exceeding RM100,000 or imprisonment for a maximum of five years, or both, if convicted.
According to a police statement earlier, all of them were detained at a homestay being used as a filming location.
Deputy public prosecutor Nur Syuhada Muhammad Lutfi offered bail at RM6,000 for Niezam and Latif, and RM8,000 for Zaidrin.
National Legal Aid Foundation lawyer Intan Shafini Mior Shahrin, who represented all the accused, applied for lower bail on the grounds that her clients had just begun filming for the first time since the movement control order had been imposed.
Niezam, Latif, and Saiful were granted bail amounting to RM3,000, RM2,600, and RM3,200 respectively.
Shazmeer then set December 1 for remention of the case pending a chemical report before sentencing.
Niezam is well known for his acting in films such as Budak Pailang and Highland Tower, as well as dramas Diari Platun, Dewi Lasak, and Mencintaimu. – Bernama, October 12, 2021
