Justice Prevails! 18 Accused For Cadet Officer Zulfarhan’s Death Found Guilty & Sentenced After 4 Years

In May 2017, Malaysia was appalled after hearing the breaking news of a young Marine Cadet Officer that was believed to be tortured and murdered after being accused of stealing his friend’s laptop.

The crime was allegedly committed in room 04-10 of the Jebat hostel building in UPNM, between 4.45am and 5.45am on 22nd May 2017.

Malaysians have been praying and hoping that justice will be served for nearly 4 years.

But today, 2 November 2021, is when justice will be served!

Justice finally prevails!

According to Astro Awani, 18 Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) students were found guilty on charges of murder, abetting murder, and injuring UPNM Marine Cadet Officer, Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain.

The High Court Judge, Datuk Azman Abdullah when reading out the verdict on Tuesday said, the six of the accused were found guilty under Section 304 of the Penal Code for murder and abetting to kill the deceased.

The six accused 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.

While 12 others were found guilty under Section 330 of the Penal Code for injuring the deceased.

The twelve accused are Mohd Hafiz Fauzan Ismail, Mohamad Lukhmanul Hakim Mohd Zain, Ahmad Shafwan Berdal, Muhammad Amirul Asraff Mala, Luqman Hakim Shamsuri Agus, Muhammad Sufi Mohd Mustapha, Noriznan Izzairi Noor Azhar, Muhamad Ashraf Abdullah, Muhammad Danial Firdaus Azmir, Muhammad Hasif Ismail, Muhammad Adib Iman Fuad Adi Sany and Mohamad Syazwan Musa.

The sentencing

After a short break, the court reconvened and the Judge has announced the sentence imposed to all of the accused. 

The Kuala Lumpur High Court sentenced the six UPNM students who were found guilty of causing the unintentional death of UPNM Marine Cadet Officer, Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain to 18 years in prison.

The six students and 12 other accused were sentenced to three years in prison under Section 330 of the Penal Code for being found guilty of injuring the deceased.

The decision was made according to Section 304(a) of the Penal Code which provides for imprisonment for up to 30 years and a fine if convicted.

According to the Judge, the sentence starts from the date of their arrest.

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Also read: 5 Students Allegedly Involved In the Murder of UPNM Cadet Zulfarhan Could Face Death Penalty