Court fixes July 28 on whether Nik Sapeia to enter defence

NST : 2008/07/08 WED
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Court fixes July 28 on whether Nik Sapeia to enter defence

The Kota Baharu Magistrate’s Court has fixed July 28 for decision whether to call Datuk Nik Sapeia Nik Yusoff to enter defence to a charge of causing hurt to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and three others.

Magistrate Azman Mustapha set the date after Deputy Public Prosecutor Raja Rozela Raja Toran took about one hour to sum up her case today.

Nik Sapeia, 53, was charged with committing the offence at the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport in Pengkalan Chepa at about 11am on July 28, 2006 by spraying a substance which posed a danger to the body when inhaled.

If convicted under Section 324 of the Penal Code, he is liable to a maximum jail term of three years and a fine.

In her summing up, Raja Rozela said that throughout the trial which saw the prosecution producing 20 witnesses, the probability of Nik Sapeia committing the act as charge was very high.

NST : 2008/06/03

KOTA BHARU

Summing up today in Nik Sapeia case

The prosecution closed its case yesterday against businessman Datuk Nik Sapeia Nik Yusof for causing hurt to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and three others at the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport in Pengkalan Chepa two years ago.

The hearing before magistrate Azman Mustapha began in August 2006 and saw deputy public prosecutor Raja Rozela Raja Toran, assisted by Noor Ezwanee Mohamad, producing 20 witnesses including Dr Mahathir and Pasir Mas Member of Parliament Datuk Ibrahim Ali.

Azman fixed today for the summing up before deciding whether to call Nik Sapeia to enter defence.

Nik Sapeia, 53, is charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code with injuring Dr Mahathir, Ibrahim, Mohd Nasir Muda and Suberi Sahidan by spraying a substance which posed a danger to the body when inhaled on July 28, 2006.

Nik Sapeia was represented by lawyers Mohd Ilyas Mohd Noor and Zainal Abidin Mustaffa. - Bernama