IPOH: A 49-year-old suspended policeman has been sentenced to death by the High Court here for allowing his pistol to be used in a robbery which led to the death of another man.
In sentencing Mohd Taufik Peter Abdullah, Justice Datuk Samsudin Hassan said the defence had failed to prove reasonable doubt to the prosecution’s case.
“As the defence had failed to prove that the accused took reasonable actions to avoid shots being fired from his pistol, the penalty is for the accused to be hung to death,” he said.
Taufik was accused of robbing Max Goldsmith & Jewellery at No. 105, Jalan Sultan Iskandar on Sept 16 2009 between 3.30pm and 5.10pm with S. Nagendran. The robbery led to the killing of Chen Fun Kee, a shop employee.
Taufik was initially charged under section 302 of the penal code for murder but when his defence was called, the prosecution offered an alternative charge under section 3A of the Firearms Act (Increased Penalty) 1971.