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New Straits Times
09-07-2025
- New Straits Times
Man, wife charged with running haj package without licence
SEREMBAN: A 60-year-old man and his wife were charged at the Sessions Court here today with conducting haj package business transactions worth RM81,000 without a valid licence to operate as haj pilgrimage organisers. Mhd Lihan Sabari and Noor Nisrin Mahlim, 58, pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to them before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam. According to the charge sheet, the couple arranged travel to the Holy Land for the haj pilgrimage and received RM81,000 from Sharifah Nura Syed Edros, despite not holding a valid haj organiser licence. They were charged with committing the offence at a bank along Jalan Besar, Kawasan Hijau, Mantin near Nilai, between Feb 4 and April 7. They were charged under Section 27(1)(a) of the Tabung Haji Act 1955, punishable under Section 27(2)(a) of the same Act, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code. Deputy public prosecutor Syamimi Farhana Muhammad A Aziz proposed bail of RM20,000 for each accused, with one surety, and requested that their passports be surrendered to the court until the case is concluded. Mohd Razak Sharif, who represented both of the accused, appealed for a lower bail amount, citing that Mhd Lihan is an oil palm smallholder earning RM2,500 to RM3,000 a month, while Noor Nisrin is unemployed. He added that the couple also runs free Islamic classes in Batu Pahat, Johor, bearing the operational costs themselves, in addition to supporting three other children. The court then set bail at RM12,000 each and imposed additional conditions: both must report to the police monthly, surrender their passports, and refrain from contacting prosecution witnesses. The case has been fixed for mention on Aug 11. Previously, it was reported that a group of 47 Malaysian pilgrims were unable to fulfil their haj pilgrimage after allegedly falling victim to a scam by a local haj agent, believed to involve a prominent religious figure. A victim's child claimed their parents and aunt, who departed for Saudi Arabia on May 9 with the agent, were forced to walk through dangerous routes from Jeddah to Makkah without proper documentation, food, or water. It is believed the group did so to avoid detection by Saudi authorities amid strict enforcement against pilgrims without haj visas.
The Sun
09-07-2025
- The Sun
Married couple charged for illegal haj pilgrimage organisation in Seremban
SEREMBAN: A married couple pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today for allegedly organising an unlicensed haj pilgrimage. Mhd Lihan Sabari, 60, and his wife Noor Nisrin Mahlim, 58, were charged with accepting RM81,000 from a woman to arrange the religious trip without approval from the Pilgrims Fund Board. The offence occurred between April 4 and 7 at a bank branch in Mantin. Under Section 27(1)(a) of the Tabung Haji Act 1955, the couple could face a minimum fine of RM100,000 or up to one year in jail for a first offence. Repeat offenders risk fines up to RM500,000 or five years imprisonment. Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam granted bail at RM12,000 each, with conditions including surrendering their passports and monthly police reporting. The case will next be mentioned on August 11 for document submission. Deputy public prosecutor Syamimi Farhana Muhammad A Aziz led the prosecution, while lawyer Mohd Razak Sharif represented the accused.
Malay Mail
09-07-2025
- Malay Mail
In Seremban, married couple claim trial to organising unlicensed Haj trip
SEREMBAN, July 9 — A married couple pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of organising Haj pilgrimage without a licence issued by the Pilgrims Fund Board. Mhd Lihan Sabari, 60, and his wife Noor Nisrin Mahlim, 58, made the plea after the charge was read out to them before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam. They are jointly charged with making a business transaction to organise a trip to the holy land for the Haj pilgrimage without a licence by accepting RM81,000 from a woman between April 4 and 7 this year at a bank branch in Mantin. The offence, under Section 27(1)(a) of the Tabung Haji Act 1955 and read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, provides a fine of not less than RM100,000 or imprisonment of not more than one year or both, for the first offence, and a fine of not less than RM500,000 or imprisonment of not more than five years or both, for the second offence, if found guilty The couple was allowed bail of RM12,000 with one surety each and also ordered to surrender their passports to the court, report to the Yong Peng police station once a month and not intimidate the complainant pending disposal of the case. The court set August 11 for mention for the submission of documents. The prosecution was represented by deputy public prosecutor Syamimi Farhana Muhammad A Aziz, while lawyer Mohd Razak Sharif represented the couple. — Bernama
