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[Rick Halperin]

May 20



INDONESIA:

Selangor police seize 600,000 Eramin 5 pills worth RM9 mln


Selangor police seized 600,000 Eramin 5 pills worth RM9 million and arrested a 
local man in Teluk Gong, Klang on Wednesday.

Head of the Selangor Narcotics Crime Investigation Department ACP Amran Ramli 
said the suspect, in his 30s, was arrested at about 11.10am following a 2-month 
intelligence work.

He said the man was detained after his Toyota Vellfire was stopped by the 
police.

Upon inspection, police found 600,000 Eramin 5 pills, weighing a total of 169.2 
kilogrammes, hidden in 60 small boxes in the car.

The arrest of the suspect led the police to a house in Ampang where they seized 
a Toyota Camry and a Nissan X-Trail, as well as cash totaling RM15,000, he told 
reporters here yesterday.

Amran said the suspect was believed to have smuggled the dugs into the country 
in a container and they were meant for distribution in local markets, 
especially in the Klang Valley.

"However, the suspect, who is believed to have been active over the past two 
months, does not have any previous criminal record, and we are investigating 
into possibility of him having any contacts or a syndicate network involved in 
this case," he said.

Amran said the suspect had been remanded until Wednesday and the case was being 
investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries a 
mandatory death penalty.

(source: theborneopost.com)






IRAQ:

Isis executes 25 Iraqi 'spies' by lowering them into nitric acid until their 
'organs dissolve'


The Islamic State (Isis) has executed 25 alleged spies by lowering them into a 
huge tub of nitric acid, until their 'organs dissolved', Iocal news source 
Iraqi News has claimed. The report could not be independently verified.

The alleged spies were captured in the IS (Daesh) stronghold of Mosul, in 
northern Iraq, accused of working for the Iraqi government's security forces.

Mosul is the largest city in Iraq still under IS control, but is facing 
increasing pressure from the north, south and east by the Iraqi army, Kurdish 
Peshmerga forces and US-led Western air strikes. A number of shocking and 
brutal killings have taken place at the hands of IS as they try to assert their 
domination over the the city, which Barack Obama had predicted would fall be 
the end of this year.

According to witnesses of the killings, the 25 alleged 'spies' were tied 
together with a huge rope and lowered in a basin containing the highly 
corrosive acid. Nitric acid is generally used for manufacturing ammonium 
nitrate that can be used to make fertiliser and explosives but it can also be 
used for photoengraving, etching steel, and reprocessing spent nuclear fuel.

"ISIS terrorist members executed 25 persons in Mosul on charges of spying and 
collaborating with Iraqi security forces,' a source told Iraqi News in a 
statement. "ISIS members tied each person with a rope and lowered him in the 
tub, which contains nitric acid, till the victims organs dissolve."

On Wednesday (18 May), IBTimes UK reported the burning alive of a Christian 
child who asked her mum to forgive the Isis militants who torched her home. The 
courageous child, believed to be around 12-years-old, was burned in Mosul after 
her family were raided by the jihadists for 'Jaziya' - a religious tax.

Earlier this week, the US Defence Department estimated that Isis fighters lost 
control of about 40% of the territory they once had in Iraq and roughly 10% of 
the land they held in Syria. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central 
Command, told reporters this week: "They are looking for ways to start to 
regain their momentum or regain the initiative".

(soruce: ibtimes.co.uk)






MALAYSIA:

'Tuhan Harun', followers to enter defence on murder charge


The High Court here Friday ordered the leader of deviant sect "Tuhan Harun", 
Harun Mat Saat, and 5 of his followers to enter their defence on the charge of 
murdering a Pahang Islamic Religious Department (JAIP) officer 3 years ago.

Judicial Commissioner Ab Karim Ab Rahman made the decision after scrutinising 
the testimonies of 54 prosecution witnesses and found that the prosecution had 
established a prima facie case against all the accused.

He also set July 25 to 27, Aug 8 to 12 and 22 to 26 to hear the submission of 
defence.

Harun, 50, his 3rd wife, Azida Mohd Zol, 33, his driver Shaizral Eddie Nizam 
Shaari, 40, and 3 other followers - Jefferi Safar, 39, Sumustapha Suradi, 41, 
and Shamsinar Abdul Halim, 39, - along with another follower still at large, 
were charged with committing the crime of conspiracy to murder Ahmad Raffli Abd 
Malek.

They were alleged to have committed the offence at No 7, Lorong IM 2/29, Bandar 
Indera Mahkota, here at 1.50pm on Nov 10, 2013.

Sumustapha and Shaminar also face the charge of murdering Ahmad Raffli, who was 
JAIP Enforcement Division principal assistant director, on the same day and at 
the same time and place.

They were charged under Section 302 and 120B (1) of the Penal Code which 
carries a mandatory death penalty upon conviction.

Counsel Hermes Putra Media Ibrahim, who represented all the accused, said the 
defence would call 16 witnesses, including all the accused to testify.

Ab Karim, however, instructed that the doctors responsible for Harun's medical 
treatment, since he is now paralysed after suffering a stroke, be present when 
Harun enters his defence as they had always been together and could understand 
his body language.

The judicial commissioner also advised Hermes Putra Media to find the best 
possible way to help Harun in his defence after the counsel admitted that it 
took him months just to get his client to answer 1 question.

(source: Bernama)