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BUTTERWORTH: A 71-year-old retiree was freed from an animal abuse charge after a court found insufficient evidence in the prosecution’s case.
Ng Ah Leak was charged at the sessions court here on March 9 last year with injuring a stray dog with a bamboo pole.
He was accused of committing the offence at a drain outside his home in Taman Tanjung Indah, Raja Uda, on Oct 24, 2020 at 10.30pm.
Ng was charged under Section 29(1)(e) of the Animal Welfare Act 2015, which carries a fine of not less than RM20,000 or not more than RM100,000, a prison term of up to three years, or both upon conviction.
Judge Noor Aini Yusof acquitted Ng without calling for his defence as she found that the prosecution could not prove a prima facie case.
Ng’s lawyer Devkumar Kumaraendran said the prosecution had contended that his client had set up a trap for the dog, as testified by a witness.
He said there was no evidence of the trap and Ng had merely used the bamboo pole to free the dog from the drain.
“The prosecution also failed to tender any evidence to show that the injuries sustained by the dog were caused on that date,” he said.
Yaw Xinying also appeared for Ng, while deputy public prosecutor Roziman Awang Tahrin prosecuted.
BUTTERWORTH：在法院发现控方案件证据不足后，一名 71 岁的退休人员被免于虐待动物指控。
Ng Ah Leak 于去年 3 月 9 日在这里的法庭被指控用竹竿伤害一只流浪狗。
他被指控于 2020 年 10 月 24 日晚上 10 点 30 分在他位于 Raja Uda 的 Taman Tanjung Indah 家外的排水沟犯罪。
Ng 被控根据 2015 年动物福利法令第 29(1)(e) 条文，处以不少于 20,000 令吉或不超过 100,000 令吉的罚款、最高 3 年的监禁，或两者兼施。定罪。
Noor Aini Yusof 法官在没有要求辩护的情况下宣布 Ng 无罪，因为她发现控方无法证明表面证据确凿。
Ng 的律师 Devkumar Kumaraendran 表示，控方辩称，他的委托人为这只狗设置了陷阱，有证人作证。
他说没有陷阱的证据，吴只是用竹竿把狗从排水沟里救出来。
他说：“检方也没有提供任何证据表明这只狗所受的伤害是在那天造成的。”
Yaw Xinying 也为 Ng 出庭，而副检察官 Roziman Awang Tahrin 被起诉。
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