| Fadley Faisal |

THE Magistrate’s Court sentenced a local man to 10 months’ imprisonment yesterday.

Mohammad Zulazlainie bin Zoelaliffin, 28, was sentenced upon his guilty plea of dishonestly receiving stolen properties in Kampong Lambak Kiri.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Sabrina binti Haji Mahmud’s facts of the case stated that at 4pm on January 9, 2019, an employee had arrived to work at GK Restaurant in Sungai Hanching and was informed by a staff that their Hitachi waterjet compressor and its storage container had been stolen.

A check on the CCTV footage showed two men approaching GK Restaurant, taking the items and placing them into their vehicle. A police report was lodged leading to the defendant’s arrest.

Investigations revealed that Mohamad Azri bin Haji Khamis had been driving a vehicle around Kampong Lambak Kanan with the defendant and ‘the other person,’ looking for coconuts to sell.

‘The other person’ suggested looking for more coconuts in Kampong Sungai Hanching.

Mohamad Azri drove to Kampong Sungai Hanching, where ‘the other person’ instructed him to enter a junction to GK Restaurant and park there.

Driving behind GK Restaurant, they saw a storage container containing the Hitachi waterjet compressor. ‘The other person’ instructed Mohamad Azri to stop the car and take the items. At the time, the defendant was in the front seat using his mobile phone.

Mohamad Azri alighted from the vehicle and took the items together with ‘the other person.’ Mohamad Azri placed the items in the rear passenger seat.

‘The other person’ then drove back to his house in Lambak Kiri, while the others returned to their homes.

On the same day at 7pm, Mohamad Azri went by foot to ‘the other person’s’ house. From there, they drove to the defendant’s house in Lambak Kiri with the items.

Arriving at the defendant’s house, ‘the other person’ instructed the defendant to sell the waterjet compressor and its storage container.

The defendant dishonestly received the items from ‘the other person,’ and contacted a buyer. The defendant sold the waterjet compressor in return for methamphetamine, which they divided among themselves.

Police investigations revealed that the defendant had dishonestly received the items, knowing or having reason to believe the items were stolen property, and had sold the items to another person. The items were not recovered.

Magistrate Hajah Ervy Sufitriana binti Haji Abdul Rahman presided over the case.