Two friends gets 15 months jail for snatching mobile phone

KUALA LUMPUR: Two friends' excitement of enjoying the profit from selling a stolen mobile phone was short-lived when they were arrested by police and subsequently sentenced to 15 months jail by the Ampang Magistrate's Court here today.
Magistrate Mohamad Firdaus Sadina Ali meted out the punishment to Nik Mohamad Rizuan Nik Saufi, 25, and Faiz Rezza Romli, 26, after they pleaded guilty to fraudulently concealing the stolen mobile phone, worth RM2,000, belonging to the victim, 32-year-old property agent Tan Yee Han.
The offence was committed at Jalan Perdana 4/1, Pandan Perdana, Ampang, here, at 9.30pm on July 30, and the accused were charged under Section 414 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum jail term of seven years and also liable for a fine upon conviction.
According to the facts of the case, the two individuals who were riding a motorcycle, snatched the victim's mobile phone as he was walking to a convenience store.
Both accused claimed to have sold the victim's mobile phone to another person for RM700 and distributed the money evenly.
The court ordered the two men to serve the jail sentence from the day of the arrest on Aug 8. — Bernama