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Wonder why am I reading this article New Straits Times - NS dodger jailed and not weep?
Siapakah lagi yang boleh diharapkan untuk membela rakyat Malaysia? Takkanlah nak harap kerajaan negara lain?
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Cached news article:-
NS dodger jailed
First to be penalised and he was working to support his family
By Lee Keng Fatt
Ahmad Harizal Ahmad Fauzie today became the first National Service shirker to be sentenced to jail. But this is not going to be a popular decision with many Malaysians because the facts of the case will evoke sympathy and demand empathy.
The 18-year-old skipped the three-month-long compulsory programme to help his family make ends meet. The RM30 daily wage he earned on the padi field helped supplement the RM150 a month his mother earned as a dishwasher.
Nooraini Said, 50, knew that the second of her four sons was in trouble for skipping NS but she did not know how much trouble.
“He asked me for RM7 today saying that he had to attend the court hearing. He did not tell me that it was judgment day. I only knew he had been sent to jail when a policeman came to my workplace and informed me.
“I told him to go for the programme but he wanted to work and help the family,” she told the New Straits Times.
Ahmad Harizal of Kampung Titi Serong, Kuala Perlis, was fined RM600 by magistrate Wan Norzainuar Wan Ahmad. But as he could not raise the money, he was sentenced to 14 days in jail.
The visibly shaken 18- year-old spent the night at the lock-up in Kangar and is scheduled to be transferred to the Sungai Petani Juvenile Prison tomorrow.
In mitigation, Ahmad Harizal, who was unrepresented, told the magistrate that he did not attend the training because he had to work to help support his family and did not know that he was breaking the law.
Wan Norzainuar told Ahmad Harizal that although the court imposed a RM600 fine, he would still not be relieved of his duty to undergo NS training.
She said the punishment should be regarded as a lesson to other trainees not to take the NS training lightly.
She said Ahmad Hafizal dropped out of school after completing Form Two as he wanted to help the family.
The youth handles padi harvesters for a living and sometimes works as a contract labourer.
“He sacrifices for the family and today he faces a penalty which we had never expected,” she said, adding that he had to assist the family including supporting his two younger brothers Ahmad Izwah, 16, and Ahmad Haikal, 15, who are still schooling.
DPP Norfiza Mohamed Noor said the decision to prosecute him was not to punish him but to serve as a deterrent to others.
Several people called the New Straits Times tonight, offering to pay the RM600 fine. Perlis Umno politicians attempted to pay the fine tonight but were told they could only do so tomorrow.
Several ruling party officials visited Noraini today at her home, a dilapidated shed devoid of any furniture, and assured her that her son would be by her side tomorrow.
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Siapakah lagi yang boleh diharapkan untuk membela rakyat Malaysia? Takkanlah nak harap kerajaan negara lain?
KASIHAN Malaysian!
Cached news article:-
NS dodger jailed
First to be penalised and he was working to support his family
By Lee Keng Fatt
Ahmad Harizal Ahmad Fauzie today became the first National Service shirker to be sentenced to jail. But this is not going to be a popular decision with many Malaysians because the facts of the case will evoke sympathy and demand empathy.
The 18-year-old skipped the three-month-long compulsory programme to help his family make ends meet. The RM30 daily wage he earned on the padi field helped supplement the RM150 a month his mother earned as a dishwasher.
Nooraini Said, 50, knew that the second of her four sons was in trouble for skipping NS but she did not know how much trouble.
“He asked me for RM7 today saying that he had to attend the court hearing. He did not tell me that it was judgment day. I only knew he had been sent to jail when a policeman came to my workplace and informed me.
“I told him to go for the programme but he wanted to work and help the family,” she told the New Straits Times.
Ahmad Harizal of Kampung Titi Serong, Kuala Perlis, was fined RM600 by magistrate Wan Norzainuar Wan Ahmad. But as he could not raise the money, he was sentenced to 14 days in jail.
The visibly shaken 18- year-old spent the night at the lock-up in Kangar and is scheduled to be transferred to the Sungai Petani Juvenile Prison tomorrow.
In mitigation, Ahmad Harizal, who was unrepresented, told the magistrate that he did not attend the training because he had to work to help support his family and did not know that he was breaking the law.
Wan Norzainuar told Ahmad Harizal that although the court imposed a RM600 fine, he would still not be relieved of his duty to undergo NS training.
She said the punishment should be regarded as a lesson to other trainees not to take the NS training lightly.
She said Ahmad Hafizal dropped out of school after completing Form Two as he wanted to help the family.
The youth handles padi harvesters for a living and sometimes works as a contract labourer.
“He sacrifices for the family and today he faces a penalty which we had never expected,” she said, adding that he had to assist the family including supporting his two younger brothers Ahmad Izwah, 16, and Ahmad Haikal, 15, who are still schooling.
DPP Norfiza Mohamed Noor said the decision to prosecute him was not to punish him but to serve as a deterrent to others.
Several people called the New Straits Times tonight, offering to pay the RM600 fine. Perlis Umno politicians attempted to pay the fine tonight but were told they could only do so tomorrow.
Several ruling party officials visited Noraini today at her home, a dilapidated shed devoid of any furniture, and assured her that her son would be by her side tomorrow.
Readers' Response
Tell us what you think. Keep it brief, give your contact and pseudonym if you wish to retain anonymity. TalkBack!
© Copyright 2004 The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad. All rights reserved.
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