Three Chinese nationals sentenced to three months in prison for pickpocketing at KLIA

On By Karl

SEPANG, Oct. 30 (Bernama) — Three Chinese nationals were today sentenced to three months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court for pickpocketing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 on October 21.

The court decided that the prison sentences given to the three men would be carried out as of the date of their arrest on October 25.

Judge Muhammad Bukhori Md Ruslan imposed the sentence after considering various factors, including the seriousness of the crime as well as the guilty plea of ​​two of the defendants, which helped save prosecution costs and court time.

The three men were also ordered to pay compensation of RM7,622; Failure to do so will result in a further three months imprisonment.

Zhou Jiang, Huang Yang and Hu Hairong, all in their 50s, were charged under Articles 379 and 34 of the Criminal Code, which allow for imprisonment of up to seven years, a fine or both upon conviction.

According to the evidence presented, it was determined that the three defendants committed the crime of pickpocketing the bags of Japanese citizens at KLIA Terminal 1 at around 18:00 on October 21.

Additionally, one of the defendants, Zhou Jiang, was charged under Article 379 of the Criminal Code for using a stolen credit card to purchase 13 packs of cigarettes.

He was sentenced to three months in prison and ordered to pay compensation of RM215.90; Failure to do so will result in a further month in prison.

The prosecution was led by deputy prosecutor Nur ‘Ain Madihah Zulkifli, and the three defendants were represented by lawyer Eryanie Abdul Rahim.

— BERNAMA


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