00:00The driver of the Immigration Department's Black Maria Lorry, involved in the fatal Jalan Sultan Ismail crash,
00:07has been charged over the deaths of three family members.
00:1043-year-old Muhammad Akbar Zainal was brought to the KL Magistrates' Court on Thursday to face five charges,
00:18including reckless driving causing death.
00:21He pleaded not guilty to all charges after they were read before Magistrate Aliyah Anwar.
00:28The first three charges relate to the deaths of retired soldier Sheikh Mohammed Firdaus, Sheikh Yahya,
00:35and his two daughters, Siti Norshazlin and Siti Darwisha Aouni,
00:39in the crash at Jalan Sultan Ismail at 1 a.m. on August 19.
00:45Those charges, under Section 41, Subsection 1 of the Road Transport Act, 1987,
00:51carry between five and ten years jail, a fine of 20,000 to 50,000 ringgit,
00:58and a minimum five-year driving disqualification upon conviction.
01:03A fourth charge accuses him of careless driving that injured Noor Hayati Rozali at the same location,
01:10punishable under Section 43, Subsection 1, with a fine of up to 10,000 ringgit and up to 12 months
01:17jail.
01:18The fifth charge relates to allegedly running a red light at the same junction,
01:23under Section 79, Subsection 2, which carries a fine of between 300 and 2,000 ringgit.
01:31Deputy Public Prosecutor Shajaratudur Abdul Rahman proposed bail of 15,000 ringgit,
01:38with one surety for each charge,
01:40along with conditions including monthly police reporting and surrender of his passport.
01:45Lawyer Izzat Amir Saharuddin, representing the accused,
01:50sought for minimum bail, citing his client's school-going children,
01:54his responsibility for his elderly mother,
01:5711 years of service with the Immigration Department,
02:00and no previous convictions.
02:02He added that his client will cooperate fully
02:05and attend court until the case is concluded.
02:08The court granted bail of 12,000 ringgit for each charge,
02:12with a condition to report to police monthly.
02:15Mohamed Akbar's driving license was suspended until the case concludes,
02:19and the case was fixed for mention on October 27th.
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