TWO members of staff at a narcotics addiction rehabilitation centre were charged in the magistrate’s court in Sungai Siput today with the murder of a trainee there last month.

Nur Aslam Faizal, 35, and Suffian Effendy Kadri, 30, nodded after the charge was read out to them before magistrate Nurul Asyifa Redzuan, but no plea was recorded as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

The two men were jointly charged with murdering Mohd Ali Mohd Nor, 50, at the Perlop centre in Sungai Siput at 10.30am last on January 31.

The murder charge provides for the death penalty if convicted.

The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor R. S. Vitthiyeswary, while Nur Aslam was represented by lawyer Keshviner Singh. Suffian Effendy was not represented.

The court set April 10 for next mention of the case. – Bernama, February 8, 2023.