Shafie sentenced to 5 weeks’ jail for contempt, execution stayed
Warisan president is convicted of contempt of court over remarks made in relation to the inquest into Zara Qairina Mahathir’s death
Warisan president Shafie Apdal was granted a stay of execution of the jail sentence pending his appeal to the High Court against the conviction.
PETALING JAYA: The Kota Kinabalu sessions court has sentenced Warisan president Shafie Apdal to five weeks in prison for contempt of court over remarks made in relation to the inquest into Zara Qairina Mahathir’s death.
However, judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan granted Shafie a stay of execution of the sentence pending the Semporna MP’s appeal to the High Court against the conviction.
On Oct 23 last year, the attorney-general obtained leave to commence proceedings against Shafie, who is also a former Sabah chief minister.
Zara, 13, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu on July 17 last year, a day after she was found unconscious in a drain near her school dormitory in Papar.
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However, judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan granted Shafie a stay of execution of the sentence pending the Semporna MP’s appeal to the High Court against the conviction.
On Oct 23 last year, the attorney-general obtained leave to commence proceedings against Shafie, who is also a former Sabah chief minister.
Zara, 13, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu on July 17 last year, a day after she was found unconscious in a drain near her school dormitory in Papar.
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