Son of prominent blogger pleads guilty to theft and trespass
(The Star) SHAH ALAM: Malaysia Today portal editor Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin’s son pleaded guilty to four separate counts of theft, receiving stolen property and criminal trespass.
Raja Azman Raja Petra, 32, dressed casually in a pair of blue jeans and a T-shirt with the word “Russia” emblazoned on it, appeared before magistrate Norkamilah Aziz here yesterday at about 11.30am.
He was accused of stealing a Nokia mobile phone; a Seiko watch and a bunch of motorcycle keys — all worth about RM3,850 — belonging to student Saipul Adli Mohamad Yunus, 21, at No. 16, Jalan Sastera, U2/1K, Section U2, Shah Alam, at about 10am on April 24.
Facing the music: Raja Azman being escorted to the Shah Alam magistrate’s court to be charged with stealing motorbikes and breaking into a house. He was also accused of stealing a Yamaha 135LC motorcycle worth about RM6,000 from student Ahmad Firdaus Jalaludin, 23, at the same location and time.
He admitted to an alternate charge of possessing a Yamaha 135LC motorcycle worth about RM6,000 with the knowledge, or with cause to believe, that the motorcycle was a stolen property.
Raja Azman also pleaded guilty to another count of motorcycle theft, a black Yamaha RXZ worth about RM8,000 at 9.30am on March 20, at No. 65, Jalan Batas 2, 19/6B, Section 19, Shah Alam. The machine belonged to operator Mohd Syaiful Setapa, 24.
Lastly, he was also charged for breaking into house No. 65, Jalan Batas 2, and stealing Mohd Syaiful’s wallet containing his identification card, RM20, road tax, Maybank and BSN ATM cards and his driver’s licence.
If convicted, he can face a jail term of up to 10 years, with a fine.
Norkamilah set bail at RM10,500 in total, with one surety for each charge.
She fixed June 19 for sentencing.
