Lorry driver with six past convictions remanded over Teluk Intan crash that killed nine FRU officers
The lorry driver transporting a load of gravel who was involved in the accident that claimed the lives of nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel has been remanded for four days starting today. — Bernama pic
Wednesday, 14 May 2025 11:03 AM MYT
TELUK INTAN, May 14 – The driver of the lorry involved in a crash that killed nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) policemen on Jalan Sungai Manik-Sungai Lampam has been remanded for four days, New Straits Times reported.
The remand order, issued under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code, was granted by Magistrate Naidatul Athirah Azman following an application by Hilir Perak police chief Assistant Commissioner Bakri Zainal Abidin.
The order is effective from today until Saturday as investigations proceed under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving causing death.
The 45-year-old suspect appeared in court around 8.50am wearing a black shirt and dark blue tracksuit.
Yesterday, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay clarified there was no ketum found in the lorry that crashed into the FRU vehicle and the driver’s urine was negative for drugs.
He said the 45-year-old lorry driver had a criminal record of six previous cases, one for drugs, one for rape and four for theft.
However, he said all these cases have already been tried in court and sentencing was passed down.
Earlier this morning, the final honours for nine personnel were completed in accordance with Royal Malaysia Police ceremonial protocols at the FRU Unit 5 base in Sungai Senam in Ipoh.
Nine members of the FRU were killed, while two others sustained injuries, when a lorry carrying stones collided with an FRU truck transporting 15 personnel yesterday.
Yesterday, Bakri said preliminary investigations suggested that a steering wheel failure was believed to have caused the accident.
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kt comments:
If past convictions have NOTHING to do with current alleged offence, they should NOT be mentioned
THIS IS THE SH*T JUSTICE SYSTEM AND CORRUPTION CRAP HITTING FAILING MALAYSIAL NATION....LIKE PAMELA LING...BRING UP DIVORCE PROCEEDING. I THINK FRU DRIVER WAS RUSHING BACK SO THAT HE CAN USE THE TRUCK TO DO SOME SIDE INCOME JOB LIKE MOVING HOUSEHOLD GOODS? PLEAD NOT GUILTY LIKE THE BICYCLE INCIDENT IN JOHOR. SCREW THE JUSTICE SYSTEM BY DRAGGING ON LIKE NAJIB!! ...MIGHT AS WELL CONVICT THE ACTUAL AH LONG AND SUE TAN PARENTS FOR THEIR MURDER OF GOLF CADDY, RAPE OF A MAID BY THE THE SEPUPU/RELATIVES OF JOHOR AND PAHANG....LETS NOT IMPLICATE KELANTAN BALCK OPS AND ....SO WE JUST MALAYSIA LEADERS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM NOW BASE ON PAST ACTION BY THEMSELVES AND PARENTS AND LINK TO HAMAS TERRORIST TALIBAN...BROTHERHOOD OF ISLAM ERDOGAN......NOTICE ANWAR LIKE CHINA, RUSSIA, HAMAS, TALIBAN, PAKISTAN AND WANTS THE WEST TO INVEST IN MALAYSIAL.....AND CLOSE THEIR EYES TO EVIL OF MALAYSIAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.....KEEP UP THE RUBBISH THROWING ACROSS MALAYSIA AND WE SUE THE GOVERNMENT FOR CAUSING FLOOD AND NOT DOING ENOUGH TO MITIGATE FLOOD.......SUE WHOEVER IN GOVERNMENT UNTIL NO ONE WANTS TO INVEST IN MALAYSIAL!!
ReplyDeleteBasic principle of law...each case has to stand on its own evidence. Past convictions cannot support the current case or otherwise.
ReplyDeletePast convictions come into consideration in sentencing (.if found guilty) and also for bail considerations.