Will prison sentences be upheld for UPNM students in Zulfarhan case?

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The Court of Appeal is set to rule tomorrow on whether prison sentences for UPNM students in Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain’s death case will be upheld

The Court of Appeal will decide tomorrow on the appeals by six former National Defence University of Malaysia (UPNM) students against their 18-year prison sentences for causing the death of Navy Cadet Officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain. A three-judge panel is scheduled to deliver the verdict at 9am, and the same court will also rule on an appeal by 12 other former UPNM students who were sentenced to three years for intentionally causing injury to coerce a confession. The outcome will determine whether those prison terms are upheld or changed.
A three-judge panel will deliver the verdict at 9am
The decision tomorrow will be made by a three-judge panel comprising Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail, Mohamed Zaini Mazlan and Datuk Azmi Ariffin, with the verdict scheduled for 9am. The case concerns appeals by six former UPNM students against an 18-year prison sentence imposed in 2021. The same sitting will also cover the appeals of 12 other former UPNM students who received three-year prison terms.
The six students were sentenced to 18 years after the 2021 High Court ruling
On November 2, 2021, the High Court sentenced all six to 18 years in prison after finding them guilty under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code for causing Zulfarhan’s death without intent to kill. The six are Muhammad Akmal Zuhairi Azmal, Muhammad Azamuddin Mad Sofi, Muhammad Najib Mohd Razi, Muhammad Afif Najmudin Azahat, Mohamad Shobirin Sabri, and Abdoul Hakeem Mohd Ali. The first five were originally charged with murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code, while Abdoul Hakeem was charged with abetting the murder under Section 109.
The death case facts linked to the 18-year sentences
The offence was said to have occurred in a room at the Asrama Jebat block, UPNM, between 4.45am and 5.45am on May 22, 2017. Zulfarhan died at Serdang Hospital on June 1, 2017. The appeals tomorrow will therefore focus on whether the 18-year sentences tied to the Section 304(a) conviction remain in place.
The 12 other students also face an appeal over their three-year sentences
In the same Court of Appeal sitting, the court will also rule on the appeal of 12 other former UPNM students sentenced to three years for intentionally causing injury to Zulfarhan to coerce a confession that he stole a laptop. They were charged under Section 330 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum prison sentence of seven years and a fine upon conviction. The 12 students were charged with committing the offence in two rooms at the Asrama Jebat block between May 21 and May 22, 2017.

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