A 42-year-old construction supervisor was charged at the Magistrate's Court here Wednesday with causing grievous hurt to his sister. Hamdan Asnan pleaded not guilty to committing the offence on one Asnih Asnan, 33, at 8am on June 19 in a house at Kg Cenderakasih near here. The offence under Section 325 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to seven years and liability of a fine on conviction. Magistrate Jessica Ombou Kakayun set Aug 17 for case management and released Hamdan on an extended bail. 

A 40-year-old woman soldier who caused hurt to a policeman to deter him from his work during a roadblock was placed on a good behaviour bond for two years. Juhaneh Jahampung admitted before Magistrate Jessica Ombou Kakayun to committing the offence on one Lance Corporal Tommy Runggan at 1.15am on April 20 along Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens here. Earlier, counsel Azhier Farhan, representing Juhaneh, applied for a bond of good behaviour saying that Juhaneh, who is single, was a first offender and taking care of her mother who was suffering from leukaemia.

KOTA KINABALU: Bersih Sabah chairperson Jannie Lasimbang, who claimed trial in October last year to charges under the Peace Assembly Act 2012, will stand trial on February 25–26 this year. Magistrate Cindy Mc Juce Balitus maintained the trial dates for Jannie, 53, when the case came up for case management.

On the first and second charges, Jannie, who is also a former Suhakam commissioner, is alleged to have organized an assembly at Taman Awam Teluk Likas at Tanjung Lipat here from about 2pm to 9.30pm on Aug 29, 2015 and from 10am to 12pm on Aug 30, without notifying the officer in charge of a police district, Kota Kinabalu (OCPD KK) ACP Chandrasehkaran Muthu, 10 days before the date of the assembly. Deputy public prosecutor Gan Peng Kun prosecuted and Ram was assisted by counsel YS Lo, Timothy Daut, Luke Ressa Balang and Azhier Farhan Arisin.