Govt retiree claims trial to fresh charge of assaulting non-Muslim

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Abdul Razak Ismail, 65, had pleaded guilty earlier today before disputing the facts of the charge.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/19/man-now-claims-trial-to-fresh-charge-of-assaulting-non-muslim/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/03/19/tampar-pemuda-bukan-islam-warga-emas-mengaku-tak-salah/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AbdulRazakIsmail #ElijahLing #Slapped

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00:00A retired civil servant has claimed trial in the Johor Bahru Magistrate's court to

00:06a fresh charge of slapping a non-Muslim man for eating in public during Ramadan.

00:11Abdul Razak Ismail pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out before Magistrate

00:16A. Sharmini today, Haryan Metro reported.

00:19Razak was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to the victim, 21-year-old Elijah Ling,

00:24at a shopping mall in Johor Bahru at 6.15pm on March 16.

00:29The charge was framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which provides for up to two

00:33years' imprisonment, a maximum fine of 2,000 ringgit or both, upon conviction.

00:38Sharmini fixed bail at 2,000 ringgit with one surety and set April 29 for mention.

00:44Earlier, Razak pleaded guilty to a charge of voluntarily causing hurt before disputing

00:49the facts of the case, leading Sharmini to reject the guilty plea and order a trial.

00:54He was initially charged with committing the offence at 3.45pm on March 16, but the

00:59prosecution requested a discharge not amounting to an acquittal to refer the case to the Attorney

01:04General's Chambers, which later said the DNAA was due to a technical issue that had

01:09been resolved.

01:11Dhanusha Jareza, FMT.

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