AMPANG: Sungai Besar Umno Division chief Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos has claimed trial to committing public nuisance by smashing bottles of alcoholic drinks in front of the Selangor State Secretariat building in Shah Alam last year.
Jamal was charged at the Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital's premium ward before Shah Alam court magistrate Raja Noor Adilla Raja Mahyaldin who was accompanied by an interpreter and an investigating officer.
The charge was read out at 10.45am on Friday (May 25).
Reporters and photographers were not allowed to enter the ward during the proceedings.
Jamal, 48, was charged with committing public nuisance by breaking bottles containing alcoholic drinks with a hammer and causing disaster, danger and public nuisance in front of an exit gate of the building at 10.15am on Oct 5.
He was accused under Section 290 of the Penal Code, which carries a fine of up to RM400 if convicted.
Jamal's lawyer Mohd Nasir Yusof later said that he has asked for RM2,000 bail while Deputy Public Prosecutor Megat Mahathir Megat Tharif Afendi offered bail of RM4,000.
The magistrate then set bail at RM3,000 pending mention on June 8 at the Shah Alam magistrate's court.
Jamal had smashed the bottles in front of the building as a symbol in protest of a beer festival.
PETALING JAYA: Sungai Besar Umno division chief Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos has slipped through police custody.
The controversial political figure was under police remand at the Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital's premium ward after he was charged there with three offences on Friday.
Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Fadzil Ahmat said bail was set for RM3,000 for each offence.
"However, before the bail was processed, he went missing," SAC Fadzil said when contacted.
A source said that Jamal was discovered missing by Shah Alam Court assistant registrar Rahasbiah Abd Rahman around 5.30pm, just as she was about to grant him bail.
Police have launched a manhunt called Ops Tutup to find him.
Jamal, 48, was charged with committing public nuisance by breaking bottles containing alcoholic drinks with a hammer and causing disaster, danger and public nuisance in front of an exit gate of the Selangor State Secretariat building at 10.15am on Oct 5.
He was accused under Section 290 of the Penal Code, which carries a fine of up to RM400 if convicted. He claimed trial.
His lawyer Mohd Nasir Yusof asked for RM2,000 bail while Deputy Public Prosecutor Megat Mahathir Megat Tharif Afendi offered bail of RM4,000.
The magistrate then set bail at RM3,000 pending mention on June 8 at the Shah Alam magistrate's court.
Jamal had smashed the bottles in front of the building as a symbol in protest of a beer festival.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Sungai Besar chief Datuk Seri Jamal Yunos went missing from his bed at the Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital this evening.
It was understood his absence was noticed at 5.30pm when the Shah Alam deputy court registrar arrived at the hospital.
Jamal had been arrested and then placed under remand recently for allegedly displaying a firearm in pictures that had gone viral on social media websites.
Earlier today, he was charged with being a public nuisance for an Oct 5 protest in front of the Selangor State Secretariat building where he smashed crates of beer with a sledgehammer.
He was charged at the hospital where he had been warded under police watch after complaining of back pains.
However, when the deputy registrar arrived for documentation procedures, Jamal was nowhere to be seen, though his lawyer and bailer were there.
Jamal’s lawyer claimed his client had been missing since 3pm, after his case was heard by magistrate Raja Noor Dilla Raja Mahyaldin and he was allowed bail of RM3,000.
Following his disappearance, police set up roadblocks around the Ampang area.
Selangor Criminal Investigation Department chief Assistant Commissioner Fadzil Ahmat, when contacted, confirmed that police were now looking for Jamal.
“While the court documentation process was still taking place, Jamal went missing. We will look for him and contact him again to complete the documentation for bail,” he said.
The protest at the Selangor secretariat building was to protest the then-controversial Better Beer Festival 2017.
Members of the press were not allowed from entering the ward where the half-hour proceeding took place.
Jamal was charged under Section 290 of the Penal Code and is facing a RM400 fine if convicted.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Megat Mahathir Megat Afendi prosecuted while Jamal was represented by lawyer Mohd Nasir Yusof.
The magistrate set bail at RM3,000 and set June 9 for case mention at the Shah Alam magistrate's court.
