Aminulrasyid Amzah Death! Is 5 years justice for this crime?

Kpl Jenain had been charged with causing Aminulrasyid’s death between 1.10am and 2am on April 26 last year at Jalan Tarian 11/2 here.

Sept 16, 2011 - SHAH ALAM: Kpl Jenain Subi has been found guilty and sentenced to five years in jail for causing the death of 15-year-old Aminulrasyid Amzah in a shooting incident during a car chase.

“The accused agreed that 21 gunshots were fired. This shows that there was indeed intention to cause death,” Latifah said.

Judgment day: Kpl Jenain arriving at the Shah Alam courthouse Thursday.

She said Kpl Jenain had testified that he wanted to “pursue and stop” a car with the licence plate BET 5023 and help the police patrol team.

However, she pointed out that Kpl Jenain had also agreed during cross-examination that the car driven by Aminulrasyid was slowing down.

“The car was not capable of speeding away as it was already slowing and swaying when it entered Jalan Tarian.

“He agreed that the car did not pose any danger to the police patrol team or the surroundings of the housing area as there were no passers-by or other vehicles,” said Latifah.

The court found that the situation did not warrant Kpl Jenain to open fire with his HK MP5 submachine gun, she said.

“The accused should have known that firing from his automatic submachine gun is dangerous,” she said.

In passing the sentence, Latifah also granted a stay of execution pending an appeal against the conviction.

Idham later told reporters that the prosecution would appeal against the five-year jail term.

Aminulrasyid’s mother Norsiah Mohammad, 62, who was in tears after the verdict, said Kpl Jenain’s conviction had cleared her son’s name.

“It shows that my son is not a criminal,” she said.

The trial that started on Oct 12 last year saw 39 prosecution witnesses taking the stand while three witnesses, including Kpl Jenain, testified for the defence.