: A 45-year-old businessman, who was recorded on video allegedly uttering foul language at a JPJ officer, has been charged

Man charged with outraging modesty of JPJ officer

 

GEORGE TOWN: A 45-year-old businessman, who was recorded on video allegedly uttering foul language at a Road Transport Department (JPJ) officer, has been charged in a magistrate’s court here with outraging the latter’s modesty.

Syed Amen Jainul Abdin (pic), who runs a car wash centre, claimed trial to outraging the mo­­desty of JPJ officer Asymal Man­sur, 41, by uttering profanity and also saying “You all semua makan rasuah” (All of you take bribes) outside the lobby of the Batu Uban JPJ branch in Gelugor here at around 4.45pm on Nov 26.

The offence under Section 509 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to five years or a fine, or both.

Syed Amen, from Jalan Tun Dr Awang in Bayan Lepas, replied “yes” when asked if he understood the charges.

In seeking for a lower bail amount, Syed Amen’s defence counsel Rosli Ismail said his client was not a flight risk.

Rosli said his client owned seve­ral vehicles and discovered that he could not renew his road tax.

“I then advised him to go to JPJ to enquire why his vehicles’ road tax could not be renewed.

“When he went to JPJ, the officers informed him that one of his vehicles had been booked in 2013 in Baling, Kedah, and that the same vehicle had also been seized by JPJ in 2003,” he said.

DPP Noor Azura Zulkiflee proposed a RM4,000 bail.

Magistrate L. Umma Devi granted bail at RM3,000 in one surety, and fixed Feb 17, for mention pending the submission of documents