KUALA KUBU BARU: The case of actor Hafidz Roshdi, accused of assaulting his ex-wife Nurul Shuhada Mat Shukri in March last year, will proceed to trial.
DPP Asmah Che Wan said this in court on Tuesday (Aug 13) during case mention before Magistrate Siti Fatimah Talib.
"Today’s proceedings are set to determine the status of the withdrawal of the complainant’s (Nurul Shuhada’s) police report.
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"The prosecution has received an instruction to proceed with the case against the accused (Hafidz).
"Therefore, I request that the court set a trial date,” the DPP said.
Hafidz’s counsel Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader asked that the court set a mention date instead so that the defence could submit a representation.
"I am surprised by the instruction received by the prosecution, but I respect what the prosecution has stated.
"The complainant withdrew the police report on July 6 and said she did not wish to proceed with the case against my client.
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"For the sake of justice for our client, we (the defence) intend to submit a representation to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) and will need two months to obtain its status,” he said.
The court then fixed Oct 14 for case mention to review the decision on the representation.
On March 13 last year, Hafidz pleaded not guilty to the charge of voluntarily causing hurt to Nurul Shuhada by punching her three times on the left cheek, resulting in cuts, bruises and swelling.
The actor was alleged to have committed the offence near the Sungai Buaya Toll Plaza exit at 3.22am on March 2 last year.
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The charge, framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code, carries a maximum jail term of one year, or a fine of up to RM2,000, or both upon conviction.
The charge was read together with Section 326A of the same Code, which carries a penalty of imprisonment that may extend to twice the maximum term upon conviction under Section 323.
On July 27 last year, the Shah Alam Lower Syariah Court confirmed that the couple had divorced with a single talak (pronouncement of divorce). – Bernama
