Man gets 4 years' jail for robbing foreigner while impersonating a cop

KUALA LUMPUR: A jobless man was sentenced to four years' jail by the Sessions Court today for robbing a Bangladeshi man while impersonating a policeman.

Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali meted out the sentence on Muhammad Yusof Abdullah, 55, after he pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and impersonation.

He was sentenced to one year's jail for impersonating a police officer.

The court ordered both terms to run concurrently from the date of arrest on March 16 last year.

According to the charges, the man allegedly impersonated a civil servant by introducing himself as a policeman and robbing the victim of approximately RM2,500 at the Batu 5 bus stop, Jalan Ipoh here, on Feb 27 last year.

The robbery charge was framed under Section 392 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail sentence of up to 14 years and a fine or whipping while the impersonation charge was framed under Section 170 of the same code which carries a maximum sentence of two years' jail or a fine or both.

According to the facts, the accused introduced himself as a police officer and asked the victim to hand over his passport and vaccination card before taking RM1,900, a mobile phone, and 300 in Bangladesh currency (Taka) from his bag.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Wan Ahmad Hakimi Wan Ahmad Jaafar had earlier sought a sentence to commensurate the crime as a lesson to Muhammad Yusof while his lawyer Shamsul Sulaiman pleaded for leniency on the grounds that his client who is currently unemployed had two children to support. – Bernama.

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