Mohamad Qarim Abdul Razak, 42, changed his plea after the optional charge under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code was read to him in Myanmar by an interpreter before Judge Datuk Hassan Abdul Ghani.
After the trial resumed, the judge allowed the request of lawyer Mazlan Md Zain from the National Legal Aid Foundation, who represented the accused, to have the original charge read out by an interpreter to Mohamad Qarim.
Rohingya Who Caused Death of Compatriot Pleads Not Guilty
In the proceeding on 29 July, Mohamad Qarim pleaded guilty to causing the death of Abdul Khalid Abdul Hadir at Jalan Pak Madah, Bukit Payung, Marang, at 11.20 pm, 18 March 2017, along with three of his friends who had been sentenced and today’s proceedings were scheduled by Hassan previously as the date of remention for the facts and sentence.
According to the original charge, he was charged with murder by causing the death of the victim under Section 302 of the Penal Code which provides for the death penalty if convicted, but Mohamad Qarim still pleaded not guilty.
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