PUTRAJAYA, July 23 (Bernama) -- The Court of Appeal today imposed the death sentence on six former students of Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) for the murder of Navy Cadet Officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain seven years ago.
The sentence was meted out after a three-judge panel led by Judge Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail, allowed the prosecution’s cross-appeal to reinstate Section 302 of the Penal Code initially faced by all the accused.
The six accused are Muhammad Akmal Zuhairi Azmal, Muhammad Azamuddin Mad Sofi, Muhammad Najib Mohd Razi, Muhammad Afif Najmudin Azahat, Mohamad Shobirin Sabri, and Abdoul Hakeem Mohd Ali.
Following is the Chronology of Zulfarhan’s murder case:
June 1, 2017
June 2, 2017
June 5, 2017
June 9, 2017
Oct 27, 2017
Nov 10, 2017
Nov 13, 2017
Dec 8, 2017
Jan 29, 2018
July 8, 2019
July 31, 2019
April 1, 2021
April 8, 2021
July 28, 2021
Sept 30, 2021
Nov 2, 2021
Nov 3, 2021
July 23, 2024
-- BERNAMA