Pendakwa Raya v 1. ) MOHD RAZIN BIN RAZALI 2. ) MOHAMAD FAIZAL BIN AHMAD ZAKI

k-06a-12-08-2024 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 18 May 2025 • K-06A-12-08/2024 • 41 min read
20 cases cited (0 SG, 20 foreign)

Catchwords

Seksyen 26B(d) Akta Anti Pemerdagangan Orang dan Anti Penyeludupan Migran 2007 (Akta 670) dibaca bersama seksyen 34 Kanun Keseksaan - seksyen 170 Kanun Tatacara Jenayah [Akta 593] - Akta Perlindungan Saksi 2009 [Akta 696] - Seksyen 14 Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (Langkah-Langkah Khas) 2012 (SOSMA) [Akta 747] - Evidence of witness given in a special manner - subseksyen 20 Akta Perlindungan Saksi 2009 - Identity of participant not to be disclosed in court proceedings - Seksyen 3 Akta Mahkamah Kehakiman 1964 mendefinasikan “decision” - Seksyen 50(1) Akta Mahkamah Kehakiman 1964 - Jurisdiction to hear and determine criminal appeals - perintah yang diberikan ketika perbicaraan masih berjalan terjumlah kepada satu keputusan yang memuktamadkan hak pihak-pihak - ianya boleh dirayu kerana keputusan tersebut tidak meninggalkan apa-apa persoalan terbuka untuk penentuan kehakiman - seksyen 14(2A) Akta SOSMA) - seksyen 15(1) dan seksyen 20 Akta Perlindungan Saksi 2009 - seksyen 3 Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (Langkah-Langkah Khas) 2012 (SOSMA) mendefinisikan “saksi yang dilindungi” - Program Perlindungan Saksi - saksi dilindungi oleh undang-undang - keterangan yang diberikan berjalan dengan lancar tanpa sebarang kebimbangan ancaman atau bahaya terhadap nyawa dan keselamatan

Practice Areas

Seksyen 26B(d) Akta Anti Pemerdagangan Orang dan Anti Penyeludupan Migran 2007 (Akta 670) dibaca bersama seksyen 34 Kanun Keseksaan

Judges (3)

Azman bin Abdullah Coram Azmi bin Ariffin Delivered Choo Kah Sing Coram

Counsel (9)

Chambers of Aminahtul Mardiah Firm R. Shankar Gandhi & Assoc. Firm Dato' Yusaini Amer bin Abdul Karim Counsel Prosecution Iznina Hanim binti Hashim Counsel Prosecution Muhammad Nizam Adzha bin Zaidi Counsel Respondent Najwa binti Bistamam Counsel Prosecution Nur A'minahtul Mardiah binti Md. Nor Counsel Respondent Ravishankar a/l S N Gandhi Counsel Respondent Tun Laila binti Tun Rafaee Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

Pendakwa Raya Appellant Mohamad Faizal bin Ahmad Zaki Respondent Mohd Razin bin Razali Respondent

Case Significance

Pendakwa Raya v 1. ) MOHD RAZIN BIN RAZALI 2. ) MOHAMAD FAIZAL BIN AHMAD ZAKI is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated May 18, 2025 (citation: k-06a-12-08-2024). <p>The prosecution appealed after the High Court ordered a protected witness (PW1) to testify in open court rather than in a special closed manner in SOSMA migrant smuggling trials involving five accused charged with smuggling 119 Myanmar migrants at Kuala Kedah. The Court of Appeal allowed the prosecution's appeal, reinstating the closed-court order for PW1's testimony under the Witness Protection Act 2009 and SOSMA, finding the High Court erred in overriding statutory protections for witnesses The panel comprised Azman bin Abdullah, Azmi bin Ariffin and Choo Kah Sing, with Azmi bin Ariffin delivering the judgment.

Summary

The prosecution appealed after the High Court ordered a protected witness (PW1) to testify in open court rather than in a special closed manner in SOSMA migrant smuggling trials involving five accused charged with smuggling 119 Myanmar migrants at Kuala Kedah. The Court of Appeal allowed the prosecution's appeal, reinstating the closed-court order for PW1's testimony under the Witness Protection Act 2009 and SOSMA, finding the High Court erred in overriding statutory protections for witnesses in the Witness Protection Programme.

What was the outcome of Pendakwa Raya v 1. ) MOHD RAZIN BIN RAZALI 2. ) MOHAMAD FAIZAL BIN AHMAD ZAKI?

<p>The prosecution appealed after the High Court ordered a protected witness (PW1) to testify in open court rather than in a special closed manner in ...

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 593)
s 264
Federal Constitution
Art 5
Penal Code (Cap 574)

Cases Cited (20)

UK (2)
[1896] 2 QB 344 [1943] AC 147
MY (18)
[1984] 1 MLJ 311 [1985] 2 MLJ 4367 [1999] 1 CLJ 537 [1999] 1 MLJ 129 [2003] 2 CLJ 177 [2003] 2 MLJ 495 [2010] 6 MLJ 585 [2011] 2 CLJ 845 [2012] 4 MLJ 592 [2012] 5 CLJ 537 [2012] 5 MLJ 293 [2014] 9 CLJ 289 [2018] 2 AMR 17 [2018] 4 CLJ 315 [2018] 8 CLJ 535 [2021] 1 CLJ 631 [2024] 5 CLJ 69 [2024] MLJU 653