00:00An e-hailing driver has been charged at the Shah Alam Magistrate's Court
00:04over a fatal crash on the Damansara-Puchong Highway
00:07that killed a 22-year-old Maldivian student.
00:11Mohamed Shafiq Ibrahim is accused of driving a Perodua Ativa
00:15under the influence of Shabu,
00:17causing the death of his passenger,
00:1922-year-old private college student Amina Emili Nazim.
00:23He is charged under Section 44, Subsection 1A of the Road Transport Act,
00:29which carries up to 15 years jail
00:31and a fine of 50,000 to 100,000 ringgit upon conviction.
00:36He also faces a second charge of injuring another passenger,
00:41Aishath Sara Nizam, also aged 22,
00:43while under the influence of drugs.
00:46That carries up to 10 years jail
00:48and a fine of 30,000 to 50,000 ringgit.
00:52The third charge is driving without due care and attention,
00:56causing a collision with another car.
00:59The penalty is up to 12 months jail
01:01and a fine of 5,000 to 10,000 ringgit.
01:05The offences allegedly took place near the PJS toll
01:09on the Damansara-Puchong Highway
01:10at about 8.40pm last Sunday.
01:14Mohamed Shafiq claimed trial to all charges.
01:17Deputy Public Prosecutor Alia Anissa Khairus Masnan
01:21proposed bail of 10,000 ringgit
01:23with one surety for each charge.
01:26Defence lawyer Rohan Singh, however,
01:28sought minimum bail,
01:30saying that his client earns only 2,000 ringgit a month
01:33as an e-hailing driver
01:34and supports two children aged three and four
01:37and a wife who is unemployed.
01:40The court allowed bail of 9,000 ringgit
01:43with one surety
01:44and suspended his driving licence
01:46until the case ends.
01:48Mention is set for December 4th.
01:53Mention is going to remain unwell
01:55than the pakid which stands for X
01:56of 13ый ringgit.
02:00Mention is achieved that
