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Man disguised as woman in ‘telekung’ pleads guilty to stealing in mosque

20-year-old charged in court today with two counts of theft

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 29 Dec 2022 1:55PM

Man disguised as woman in ‘telekung’ pleads guilty to stealing in mosque
Mohamad Amirul Shafiq Abdullah, 20, has pleaded guilty to two charges of theft before magistrate Mohamad Redza Azhar Rezali, who postponed sentencing pending a probation report on him. – Pixabay pic, December 29, 2022

SHAH ALAM – A man, who disguised himself as a woman by wearing the “telekung” (women’s prayer clothing) to steal in a mosque was charged in the magistrates’ court here today with two counts of theft.

Mohamad Amirul Shafiq Abdullah, 20, pleaded guilty to both charges before magistrate Mohamad Redza Azhar Rezali, who postponed sentencing pending a probation report on him.

The magistrate set January 17 for mention to hear the probation report.

Amirul, who was allowed bail of RM3,000 on each count, was charged with stealing an iPhone X belonging to one Maznah Selamat at 6.25am last December 22 at the Al-Azhariah Mosque in Section 18 here.

He was also charged with stealing a Samsung Z Flip 3 handphone belonging to one Kasmunah Abd Rahman at 8.50pm last December 20 at the Al-Hidayah Mosque, also in Section 18 here.

Both the charges were framed under Section 380 of the Penal Code, which provides imprisonment for up to 10 years and a fine if found guilty.

Deputy public prosecutor Nurul Farah Sofea Norazman prosecuted, while the accused was unrepresented. – Bernama, December 29, 2022

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