PUTRAJAYA: Muhdalena Ahmad, the woman who allegedly ran amok with a samurai sword-wielding man outside the Prime Minister’s Department in July 2012 was ordered by the Sessions Court here yesterday to enter her defence on four charges.
Judge Mohamed Kamil Nizam held that the prosecution had succeeded in proving a prima facie case against Muhdalena, 29, on the charges.
The charges involve committing criminal intimidation by threatening to cause grievous hurt to auxiliary policeman Corporal Ridzuan Megat Ahmad; possession of a sword; failure to heed Ridzuan’s order to put down the sword; and, failure to obtain a pass card or permit to enter the vicinity of the premises which is a restricted area.
Mohamed Kamil fixed Feb 13 to enable Muhdalena to enter her defence.
The judge also fixed two other dates – Feb 24 and Feb 25 – to hear the testimonies of two psychiatrists, namely Putrajaya Hospital’s Umi Adzlin Silim and Hospital Bahagia, Ulu Kinta director and forensic psychiatric consultant Dr Rabaiah Mohd Salleh.
Muhdalena’s counsel M. Visvanathan informed the court that Muhdalena would be giving sworn evidence and he would also be calling on the two pyschiatrist as defence witnesses.
In his ruling, Mohamed Kamil said Ridzuan’s testimony helped form his decision that Muhdalena had threatened to cause harm to the officer, as he had testified the accused and her male partner had issued threats and attacked, despite being ordered to disarm.
Ridzuan had testified that Muhdalena’s partner, Khalil Afendi Abd Hamid, shouted, “Police! Don’t get involved or else you’re dead” after which both charged at him, forcing him to open fire.
“Though Ridzuan was an armed policeman but considering that the accused did not stop, despite being issued three warnings, and instead, charged at him, I understand how this could make Ridzuan fear for his life,” noted Mohamed Kamil.
He said three police officers at the scene and closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage proved that Muhdalena had wielded a ‘parang’ at the location during the incident.
He also ruled that the prosecution had proved the elements for the third and fourth charges against Muhdalena.
“A prosecution witness, Mohd Sukri Baharudin, an auxiliary policeman who was on duty at the main gate of the complex, testified that Muhdalena had entered the vicinity without obtaining a pass card or permit,” said Mohamed Kamil.
Muhdalena was alleged to have committed offences in the vicinity of Complex B of the Prime Minister’s Department about 2.30pm, on July 9, 2012.
Muhdalena and Khalil Afendi, 47, were reported to have run amok outside the department’s building wielding samurai swords and were shot. Khalil later succumbed to his injuries.
For the charge of allegedly committing criminal intimidation under Section 506 of the Penal Code, she could be jailed for up to seven years or a fine, or both upon conviction.
The charge under Section 7 (1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958 for possession of a sword carries a jail term of up to two years and a fine of up to RM2,000, or both, upon conviction.
She faces a maximum imprisonment of two years or RM1,000 fine, or both for charges under the Protected Areas and Protected Places Act 1959. —Bernama