Woman accused of attempting to assault Perak's Sultan during National Day spectacle

Woman Remanded in Psychiatric Treatment After Alleged Attack on Sultan

A 41-year-old woman named Nurhaswani Afni Mohamad Zorki was charged at the Magistrate Court in Ipoh for an attempt to attack the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, during the state-level National Day parade on August 31.

The charge was framed under Section 352 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of three months' jail, a fine up to RM1,000, or both, upon conviction.

The court proceedings did not record a plea from the accused, as the deputy public prosecutor, Nasrul Hadi Abdul Ghani, requested that the court proceed without recording the accused's plea due to her suffering from schizophrenia during the investigation and detention process.

M Saravanan from the National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK) represented the accused. The Magistrate presiding over the case was Mohd Harith Mohd Mazlan, who ordered that the accused remain in remand until the next hearing, scheduled for October 8.

Nasrul Hadi applied for further examination under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code to determine if the accused was suffering from the illness and capable of making a confession for trial purposes. The evaluation will be conducted under Sections 11 and 14 of the Mental Health Act 2001.

The Magistrate, however, ordered that the accused be sent for psychiatric treatment, and October 8 was fixed for case mention to receive the evaluation report. The specific psychiatric facility where Nurhaswani Afni Mohamad Zorki is receiving treatment or will be treated in the near future remains undisclosed due to privacy and legal reasons.

As of December 2023, no publicly available information specifies a precise psychiatric clinic where Nurhaswani Afni Mohamad Zorki is currently or will be treated in the near future. Details regarding her medical treatment or accommodation are usually not publicly accessible due to data protection regulations and considerations for the ongoing legal proceedings.

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Woman accused of attempting to assault Perak's Sultan during National Day spectacle