Four Men Charged with Murder of Man at Oil Palm Plantation
Four men were charged with murdering Badaruddin Nayan at an oil palm plantation in August; the case is pending trial.
3 reports on this incident · first at Sep 7, 2026, 5:30 a.m. ET
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Sep 7, 2026, 5:36 a.m. ET
Four Men Charged with Murder of Man at Oil Palm Plantation
Four men were jointly charged with murder in a Sungai Petani magistrates' court on Monday, according to a report by Free Malaysia Today. The charge, under Section 302 of the Penal Code read together with Section 34, alleges that Bakri Mahidin, 37, Muhamadariff Mahidin, 26, Iekram Zaki, 29, and Firdaus Che Mustafa, 36, murdered Badaruddin Nayan at an oil palm plantation in Kampung Sungai Division between 1.30pm and 3pm on Aug 23.
The charge carries the death penalty or up to 30 to 40 years' imprisonment and no less than 12 strokes of the rotan upon conviction, the report said. The accused have not yet entered a plea, and the case is at the charging stage; it is undecided, and they are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Sep 7, 2026, 5:30 a.m. ETFirst report
Four men charged with murder of man at oil palm plantation
Four men were charged at the Sungai Petani magistrates' court with murdering Badaruddin Nayan at an oil palm plantation in Kampung Sungai Division between 1.30pm and 3pm on Aug 23, according to Free Malaysia Today.
The accused are Bakri Mahidin, 37, Muhamadariff Mahidin, 26, Iekram Zaki, 29, and Firdaus Che Mustafa, 36. They were jointly charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code read together with Section 34.
The charge carries the death penalty or up to 30 to 40 years' imprisonment and no less than 12 strokes of the rotan upon conviction. As the case is at the charging stage, the men are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and the case remains undecided.
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- Siblings among 4 charged with murdering man at oil palm plantationfreemalaysiatoday.com
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