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Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Yahoo
Cap-Pelé man accused of assaulting, threatening N.B. Power worker appears in court
A Cap-Pelé man accused of assaulting and threatening an N.B. Power employee has made his first appearance in Moncton provincial court. Ronald Arsenault, 53, was in court Friday when duty counsel representing him asked Judge Paul Duffie for more time to review evidence in the Crown's case. Arsenault is accused of assaulting and uttering threats against Hakeem Duncan. The allegations date back to March 29 in Cap-Pelé. In early April, N.B. Power issued a statement saying there had been two separate incidents where employees were physically assaulted in the field. WATCH | Ronald Arsenault, 53, is facing charges of assault, uttering threats: N.B. Power spokesperson Dominique Couture told the CBC at the time that the alleged incidents took place in Shediac and Cap-Pelé, and only one of them would result in charges. The alleged incident happened during a time when N.B. Power was seeing a surge in public animosity toward the utility and its employees. The company reported that employees were being verbally harassed over hundreds of calls about rising power bills. On Friday, an N.B. Power spokesperson told CBC News that the utility would not comment on Arsenault's case now that it was before the court. "The level of violence and harassment against our employees has declined since we asked for the public's support," the email said. Arsenault declined to comment outside court. He is scheduled to be back in court on Aug. 29.
Telegraph
13-06-2025
- Telegraph
Man, 49, charged with threats to kill Koran burner
A man that allegedly threatened to behead another man who set a Koran alight has been remanded in custody. Muhammad Naasir Attaari is accused of telling an employee in an Asda store that he would behead Hamit Coskun, who burned the Muslim holy book outside the Turkish consulate earlier this year. The 49-year-old was reported by the Asda employee. Mr Attaari wore a white Islamic skull cap and black hoodie in court, with a long grey-and-black beard. Westminster magistrates' court heard he is charged with threatening to kill Coskun, who shouted abusive comments about Islam and burned a Koran outside the Turkish consulate in Knightsbridge, central London, in February. Mr Attaari is also charged with three counts of possessing a bladed article in a public place. Coskun, 50, was convicted at the same court earlier this month of a religiously aggravated public order offence of using disorderly conduct, and fined a total of £336. Coskun, who is Kurdish and Armenian, was said to have travelled from his home in Derby to set fire to the Muslim holy book. In a statement released following his court case, he said his conviction had been 'an assault on free speech, and will deter others from exercising their democratic rights'. Mr Attaari, who the court heard is originally from the Blackburn area of Lancashire, entered no pleas at the hearing and his case was sent to Isleworth Crown Court. Prosecutor Rizwan Amin told the court: 'With regard to the threats to kill, it has taken place at an Asda store. 'A member of staff approached him and interacted with this defendant. 'On one particular occasion, there was dialogue between both parties, in particular that someone had burned a Koran, the holy book.' District Judge John Zani asked about the intended victim of the alleged threat. 'It's somebody who was in the news,' Mr Amin continued. 'He is not known [to the defendant].' The court heard that police visited Mr Attaari's address in Northolt and were about to leave, as he wasn't in, when the defendant arrived home and approached officers. Remanding Mr Attaari into custody until his next appearance at Isleworth Crown Court on July 10, Judge Zani told him: 'You face a number of serious offences too serious to be dealt with in this court.'
CTV News
05-06-2025
- CTV News
Pair from Sudbury charged with criminal harassment on Hwy. 17
Ontario Provincial Police were alerted to the incident at 1:55 a.m. by the driver who was threatened. Two suspects from Sudbury have been charged with following and threatening a victim June 1 in West Nipissing. Ontario Provincial Police were alerted to the incident at 1:55 a.m. by the driver who was threatened. 'The driver advised police that two individuals had approached them with knives but was able to flee in a vehicle which was still being followed by the two individuals,' police said in a news release Thursday. 'Police were able to locate the vehicle with the two individuals who brandished the knives and arrested them both. A search of the vehicle located, a club, a prohibited weapon, edged weapons, replica handgun, unmarked cigarettes and drugs suspected to be cocaine and cannabis.' Concealed weapon The suspects, ages 27 and 29, were both charged with criminal harassment. The 29-year-old was also charged with two counts of carrying a concealed weapon and drug possession. The 27-year-old was also charged with driving a vehicle with cannabis readily available and possessing unmarked cigarettes. Both accused were released and are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on July 3 in North Bay.
Malay Mail
19-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Father of five fined RM6,000 for threatening DBKL officer over balloon vendor incident
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — A father of five was fined RM6,000, in default five months' jail, by the Magistrates' Court today after pleading guilty to threatening a Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement officer over the balloon vendor incident in late March. While meting out the sentence on 57-year-old clothing trader Mustafa Sulaiman, Magistrate Farah Nabihah Muhamad Dan stressed that public interest must prevail, noting the accused's remarks were akin to 'pouring fuel on fire'. 'The court hopes this sentence will serve as a lesson to the accused. For the first charge, he is fined RM2,000 or two months' jail in default; for the second, RM4,000 or three months in default,' she said. Mustafa was charged with making a statement with the intent to incite others to commit an offence against DBKL officer Mohammad Shahli Zaini Mohd Zulkepli, 32. The charge under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code carries a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both. He was also charged with criminal intimidation for sending a WhatsApp message to the same victim, threatening to cause death or injury, under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of seven years' imprisonment, or a fine, or both. Both offences were committed at the DBKL Enforcement Tower, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, at 10.30 am on April 7. Mustafa's lawyer, Dzafir Firdaus Ahmad Zubairy, pleaded for a minimal fine, citing that his client is the sole breadwinner for his wife, five children, and mother-in-law. 'This is his first offence, and he has no prior criminal record. The statement was made in a WhatsApp group and did not amount to incitement,' he submitted. Deputy public prosecutor Amritpreet Kaur Randhawa, however, pressed for a deterrent sentence, arguing that the WhatsApp screenshot clearly contained threats, incitement and elements of intimidation directed at a DBKL enforcement officer in the course of his official duties. 'The accused acted with malicious intent to undermine the reputation of the Mayor and to incite harm against DBKL enforcement personnel,' she added. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
19-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Trader fined RM6,000 for threatening DBKL officer in balloon vendor incident
Clothing trader Mustafa Sulaiman pleaded guilty to threatening a Kuala Lumpur City Hall enforcement officer. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR : A father of five was fined RM6,000, in default five months' jail, by the magistrates' court today after pleading guilty to threatening a Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement officer over the balloon vendor incident in late March. While meting out the sentence on 57-year-old clothing trader Mustafa Sulaiman, magistrate Farah Nabihah Dan said public interest must prevail, noting the accused's remarks were akin to 'pouring fuel on fire'. 'The court hopes this sentence will serve as a lesson to the accused. For the first charge, he is fined RM2,000 or two months' jail in default; for the second, RM4,000 or three months' jail in default,' she said. Mustafa was charged with making a statement with the intent to incite others to commit an offence against DBKL officer Shahli Zaini Zulkepli, 32. The charge under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code carries a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both. He was also charged with criminal intimidation for sending a WhatsApp message to the same victim, threatening to cause death or injury, under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of seven years' imprisonment, or a fine, or both. Both offences were committed at the DBKL Enforcement Tower, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, at 10.30am on April 7. Mustafa's lawyer, Dzafir Firdaus Ahmad Zubairy, pleaded for a minimal fine, citing that his client is the sole breadwinner for his family. 'This is his first offence. The statement was made in a WhatsApp group and did not amount to incitement,' he submitted. Deputy public prosecutor Amritpreet Kaur Randhawa, however, pressed for a deterrent sentence, arguing that the WhatsApp message clearly contained threats, incitement and elements of intimidation directed at a DBKL enforcement officer in the course of his official duties. 'The accused acted with malicious intent to undermine the reputation of the mayor and to incite harm against DBKL enforcement personnel,' she added.
