KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — The Magistrate’s Court has fixed two days beginning December 1 for the trial of a suspended police officer known as Inspector Sheila, who is charged with obstructing a policeman in the course of his duties in front of a restaurant in November last year.
Magistrate Aina Azahra Arifin set the dates after Deputy Public Prosecutor Hench Goh informed the court that the representation submitted by Inspector Sheila, whose real name is Sheila Sharon Steven Kumar, 38, had been rejected by the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
“A full trial is set for two days on December 1 and December 2,” she said.
She is accused of intentionally obstructing Lance Corporal Malvinderjit Singh Teerath Singh, 37, from carrying out his crime-prevention patrol duties in front of a restaurant along Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Dang Wangi, between 8.15pm and 8.30pm on November 4 last year.
The charge was framed under Section 186 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum jail term of two years or a fine of up to RM10,000, or both, upon conviction.
At today’s proceedings, the accused was represented by lawyer M. Manoharan.
In the incident, Sheila allegedly accused the officer on duty of not knowing the law and belittled police actions, besides claiming that the officer had threatened a Pakistani motorcyclist.
She has been suspended from duty since June 23, 2023, following several cases, including allegedly insulting a police officer and threatening an elderly woman.
