PETALING JAYA, Sept 18 — A son of a former private secretary to former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was charged in the Sessions Court here today with possessing a hand grenade.
Muhammad Ezra Rusli, 27, a businessman, pleaded not guilty to having the hand grenade at a house at C2-67 D’Shire Villa, Jalan Camar 4, Kota Damansara, at 1pm on Sept 8, an offence which carries a maximum 20 years jail on conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Shah Rizal Abdul Manan did not offer any bail because it was a serious offence. Judge Aslam Zainuddin fixed Oct 19 for mention.
Muhammad Ezra also pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here to causing hurt and threatening to kill his father, Rusli Abdul Malik, 61, with a gun at the same place between 3.30pm and 5pm the same day.
The offence of causing hurt carries a maximum one year’s jail or RM2,000 fine, or both, whole the threat offence carries a maximum two years jail or a fine, or both, on conviction.
Magistrate Aishah Hijriah Arshad disallowed bail and fixed Oct 19 for mention pending the court’s decision on whether Muhammad Ezzra needed to be sent to Hospital Bahagia for observation and also for him to engage counsel. — Bernama
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