A MAN was forcibly removed from the Magistrate’s Court in Malacca after he started shouting at the magistrate following a reprimand for taking pictures when the court was in session this morning.

The incident occurred before Magistrate Teoh Shu Yee hearing a remand case for a suspected burglary gang at 11.20am.

A 49-year-old man in the public gallery took out his mobile phone and started taking pictures of the suspects before he was warned to stop doing so.

Magistrate Teoh later asked court policemen to take the identify card of the man and reminded him that the act contravened regulations, wherein the suspects are innocent until proven guilty and have a right to a fair trial.

Angered at this, the man ignored calls by court police to behave himself. He loudly questioned the authority of the magistrate before he was removed from the courtroom.

Malacca Tengah police chief Afzanizar Ahmad confirmed the incident and that a police report had been made.

He said court policemen had detained the man and seized his mobile phone.

Afzanizar said the case was investigated for obstructing civil servants from carrying out their duties under the Penal Code, while adding the man had four previous convictions. – Bernama, July 12, 2019.