Sentence to be served over convictions for corruption, abuse of power

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — The Sessions Court has sentenced four men, including two police corporals, to 12 years in prison and five strokes of the cane for robbing a businessman of RM1.1 million in cash four years ago.

SINGAPORE, May 9 — A Malaysian boatman has been sentenced to four months and six weeks’ jail, and three strokes of the cane by a district court after he was arrested last month for illegally entering Singapore waters, according to local media.

SEOUL, March 7 — A South Korean court cancelled impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol's arrest warrant on Friday, potentially paving the way for his release from jail while he faces trial on insurrection charges over a brief imposition of martial law.

ISTANBUL, Jan 17 — A Pakistani court sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to jail time on Friday over a graft case related to the Al Qadir University Trust, Anadolu Agency reported.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 2 — Two out of 73,899 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) candidates in Selangor this year are sitting for their exams in prison, said Selangor Education Department director Jafri Abu.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — The Foreign Affairs Ministry (Wisma Putra) has confirmed that two Malaysian citizens were released today following an order by the Bangladeshi Court after completing their sentences for smuggling gold into the country.

ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 — Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan were each sentenced to 14 years in jail in a case related to illegal selling of state gifts, his party said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — Rogue arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa has been found guilty of contempt of court and has been sentenced by the Spanish Court to six months in prison.

BANGKOK, Aug 23 — Thailand's billionaire former leader Thaksin Shinawatra was hospitalised on his first night in prison after his historic return from self-exile, officials said on Wednesday, citing concern about his heart and blood pressure.

LAHORE, Aug 5 — Police arrested Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, his lawyer said, after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts.

BANGKOK, May 9 — Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has been in self-exile, must still serve his jail sentence if he returns home, warns Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — Imprisonment for an extended period of time, along with whipping, is seen as the most appropriate alternative punishment for the 11 offences which lead to the mandatory death penalty, said Ramkarpal Singh.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — A salesman was sentenced to 24 months in jail and fined RM50,000, by the Sessions Court here today, for neglecting his five pet cats and starving them to death in a condominium unit.

ISTANBUL, Dec 30 — A junta court on Friday sentenced Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to seven more years, bringing her total jail term in all cases to 33 years.

ISTANBUL, Oct 12 — Incarcerated Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi was served two more three-year jail terms over corruption on Wednesday.

TOKYO, Oct 6 — A court in military-ruled Myanmar has jailed a Japanese documentary filmmaker for 10 years for violating sedition and communications laws, a Japanese foreign ministry official said on Thursday.

Naypyidaw, SEPT 3 — Myanmar's deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of electoral fraud on Friday (September 2) and sentenced to three years in jail with hard labour, according to a source familiar with the proceedings.