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Second man involved in Shangri-La shooting incident gets 7 year's jail, caning

Xinhua, December 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

One of the three men involved in Shangri-La shooting incident in May this year was given seven years' jail and three strokes of the cane for drug offences, local media reported on Monday.

Muhammad Syahid Mohamed Yasin admitted to abetting the rash act, and pleaded guilty to three drug-related charges.

Sitting at the rear left passenger seat, the man instigated the driver, Mohammad Taufik Zahar, to do a rash act to endanger the personal safety of two police officers by shouting "Jalan! Jalan!" (Go! Go!) in Malay on the early morning of May 31.

The car crashed into the concrete barrier beside the police car, pushed the barrier aside and drove through. Police opened fire on the vehicle, and the car later came to a stop. Taufik died on the spot.

Syahid and the other passenger, Mohamed Ismail, were arrested at the scene on that day. The urine test results of both men later revealed they had also consumed drugs.

Ismail was sentenced to eight years' jail and three strokes of the cane for drug trafficking in June this year.

Syahid committed the present offences about a year after his release from drug supervision, and he had previous convictions for drug-related offences, said the Straits Times.

The Shangri-La Dialogue, a major security summit attended by defense ministers and security chiefs, was held on May 31 at the hotel, around which tight security net had been placed. Endit