A WOMAN pleaded guilty at Bandar Baru Bangi Magistrate’s Court today to charges of abetting her boyfriend with injuring a police officer and damaging a police motorcycle, in an incident last month.

Umiezatul Asyikin Nasrun, 20, who had previously pleaded not guilty to both charges, changed her plea before Judge Effandi Nazila Abdullah, who was sitting as magistrate today.

For the first count, Umiezatul was charged with abetting Muhammad Asraf Zulkefli, 19, to cause injury to Mohamad Amirul Yahya, a civil servant on duty, in the carpark of a fast-food restaurant in Section 9, Bandar Baru Bangi at 10.30pm on March 9.

The charge was filed under Section 332 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum prison term of three years, or with a fine, or both.

Video footage of the incident had previously gone viral on social media, which showed a police officer clinging to the bonnet of a car for about 150m after the driver rammed into the officer’s motorcycle in an attempt to flee inspection.

Umiezatul was also accused of abetting Asraf for committing mischief by deliberately damaging the motorcycle at the same place and time.

The charge filed under Section 427 of the Penal Code, provides for imprisonment of between one and five years, or with a fine, or both.

On March 12, Umiezatul had pleaded not guilty to the two abetment charges, while Asraf pleaded guilty to two charges of injuring the policeman and damaging his motorcycle.

Prosecuting Officer Mohd Mazuri Mohd Nazir applied for a date for mention while waiting for the report on injuries sustained to Mohamad Amirul, as well as the probation report of the two defendants from the Social Welfare Department, as they were offenders under the age of 21.

The court then set May 28 for sentencing. The couple was represented by lawyer Mohd Fikah Sanusi. – Bernama, April 12, 2021.