00:00An accountant from GISB holding Sendirian Berhad, GISB, who was charged under the Security
00:08Offences Act 2012 for being a member of an organised crime group, became the first accused
00:14to be released on bail at the Shah Alam High Court on Monday.
00:18Judge Datuk Sri Latifa Mohammed Tahar made this decision after allowing the application
00:24by lawyers Kamal Hisham Jaffar and Mohammed Noor Tamrin, representing 73-year-old Hamima
00:31Yaqoob as the applicant.
00:33While reading the brief decision, Latifa said,
00:36Section 13, subsection 2B of the SOSMA Act states that any accused shall not be granted
00:44bail except under several bail exemption categories.
00:48However, after reading the application notice and hearing written arguments from all parties
00:55and considering that the prosecution did not object to the application, the court used
01:00its discretionary power to allow bail.
01:03The court also took into account that there is no evidence from the prosecution that the
01:07applicant poses a risk of fleeing or interfering with witnesses.
01:12The court also considered the applicant's age and health problems.
01:16Hamima was granted bail of 40,000 ringgit with two sureties and ordered to report to
01:21the Kajang District Police Headquarters once every two weeks.
01:25She must also surrender her passport to the court, not interfere with witnesses, and attend
01:31all proceedings until the trial is completed.
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