Tuesday July 17, 2012
Assaulted over extra charges
Other News & Views
Compiled by Nicholas Cheng
A restaurant owner in Gombak had his left arm broken by three rowdy customers after he demanded they pay extra charges for bringing their own liquor.
Harian Metro reported that the owner was entertaining patrons in his restaurant at 8pm when the three men entered the premises with bottles of alcoholic beverages.
An eyewitness said the owner then approached the man and said the restaurant charged extra for those who bring in their own food or drinks.
“This upset the three men who began shoving the owner,” the eyewitness said.
He was allegedly assaulted with plastic chairs.
The owner sought treatment at Selayang Hospital for a broken arm and has since lodged a report at the Selayang Police Station.
Gombak police chief ACP Abdul Rahim Abdullah said investigations into the incident were underway.
> The 49 year-old Pudu Jail An Nur Surau, or better known as Pudu Jail Madrasul Islamiah, is facing the risk of demolition following plans to refurbish the area into a commercial centre.
The project will transform the former prison into the Bukit Bintang City Centre comprising a transit centre, service apartments, office space, recreational and commercial areas and a hotel, Sinar Harian reported that a committee had been set up to protect the surau from being demolished.
Committee head Zakaria Omar said it was the responsibility of the local community to preserve the surau as a place for Muslims to gather and bond.
“The surau is a well-preserved heritage site,” he said.
> A police sergeant with a perfect disciplinary record for 31 years was found guilty of accepting a RM500 bribe in the Kuala Terengganu Sessions Court.
Esah Ismail from the Narcotics division of the Besut District police headquarters, was also slapped with a RM5,000 fine by judge Zainal Abidin Kamarudin.
Ehsah, 52, was found guilty of accepting a RM500 bribe from Zamri Sharifuddin on Sept 11 last year to change his urine test results from positive to negative.
The mother of seven was found guilty under Section 165 of the Penal Code.
Other News & Views is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this > sign, it denotes a separate news item.