Man who slapped non-Muslim gets DNAA, case referred to AGC

 

Man who slapped non-

Muslim gets DNAA, case

referred to AGC

FMT Reporters

-19 Mar 2025, 10:44 AM

After the accused is charged, the prosecution informs the court they have been ordered to refer the case to the AGC.

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The 65-year-old man arriving at the Johor Bahru magistrates’ court this morning. (China Press pic)

PETALING JAYA: 

A senior citizen who allegedly slapped a non-Muslim man for eating in public during Ramadan has been granted a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) by the Johor Bahru magistrates’ court today.

Magistrate A Shaarmini granted the DNAA at the request of deputy public prosecutor Nur Fatihah Nizam, who said they were ordered to refer the case to the Attorney-General’s Chambers.

Shaarmini granted the DNAA pending the fresh charge against Abdul Razak Ismail, 65, Kosmo reported.

Earlier, Razak was slapped with a charge of voluntarily causing hurt. He initially pleaded guilty but later disputed the case facts read out to the court.

Shaarmini then rejected his guilty plea and ordered him to enter his defence.

Before a trial date could be set, the prosecution requested the DNAA.

Razak was charged with committing the offence at a shopping mall in Johor Bahru at 3.45pm on March 16.

The offence of voluntarily causing hurt, framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code, is punishable with up to two years’ imprisonment, a maximum fine of RM2,000, or both, upon conviction.