Jan 5 re-mention for Kajang child kidnap case

The Rakyat Post

KAJANG, Dec 21, 2015

The case involving three men charged with kidnapping a contractor’s son aged five for a RM300,000 ransom in October has been set for re mention on Jan 5.

The case was earlier fixed for mention today.

Counsel Datuk Geethan Ram Vincent who is representing one of the accused, Siow Kek Keong, told Bernama when contacted that he was informed of the new mention date by the magistrate’s court.

Siow, 44, who runs a printing company, Riduansyah Yahya, 32, an Indonesian labourer and Mohd Saifulamry Jarkasi, 28, a lorry driver were charged on Oct 16 with abducting and wrongfully confining the victim for a RM300,000 ransom.

They allegedly committed the offence at the roadside at Jalan Seroja near Hse No. 4, Taman Setia, Sungai Chua here at 9.26am on Oct 9.

No plea was taken from them pending transfer of the case to the High Court.

Kajang family thanks cabbie Hanizan in advert

FMT Reporters, October 25, 2015

Father of kidnapped boy buys advertising space to help clear taxi-driver Hanizan's name.

KUALA LUMPUR: Taxi-driver Hanizan Mohamad has been thanked in a press advertisement for driving a kidnapped boy home to his family earlier this month.

The father of the boy bought advertisement space in a Malay-language daily to thank him and to help clear Hanizan’s name and reputation, according to Star Online.

Hanizan, 41, had been hailed as a hero in press reports when he brought the boy home on the evening of Oct 9, with photographs showing emotional scenes at the boy’s home.

However the taxi-driver was arrested later that night and held for questioning about the kidnap, together with three other men who were arrested separately elsewhere.

Speculation arose about Hanizan’s involvement, but the boy’s father said in the advertisement that he and his family were confident that Hanizan was not involved in the kidnapping, and stated that he wanted to ensure that Hanizan’s reputation was not tarnished by the incident.

The father said Hanizan had acted nobly and he sincerely hoped his support would bring justice to Hanizan and his family, and he expressed regret that their lives had been affected.

In thanking Hanizan, the father said that he was very grateful to the taxi-driver for safely bringing home his son.

The boy was kidnapped outside his kindergarten in Sungai Chua. The family paid a ransom and the boy was freed later that day. Hanizan had said he had seen the boy wandering on the streets and recognised him from the notices and photographs that had been spread on the Internet.

Police freed Hanizan from custody a few days later, and cleared him of being involved in the kidnapping. They said no link had been found between the alleged kidnappers and Hanizan. He is expected to be called as a key witness in the case.

Three charged with kidnapping five-year-old boy in Kajang

The Star, Friday October 16, 2015 

by maizatul nazlina

KAJANG: Three men were charged in a magistrate's court here Friday with abducting a five-year-old boy to obtain a ransom of RM300,000. 

Labourer Riduansyah Yahya, 32, lorry driver Mohd Saifulamry Jarkasi, 28, and businessman Siow Kek Keong, 44, were accused of kidnapping the boy by the roadside of Jalan Seroja next to a house in Taman Setia, Sungai Chua here on Oct 9.

The trio were charged under Section 3(1) of the Kidnapping Act. 

No plea was recorded and no bail was offered.

Magistrate Abdul Jalil Salam Muhamad fixed Nov 21 for mention pending a report from the chemist.

S. Abirami was the deputy public prosecutor while lawyer Mohd Fadli Yaakob acted for Saifulamry and Datuk Geethan Ram Vincent for Siow. 

Recounting the kidnapping drama, Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Abdul Samah Mat said about an hour and a half after the boy was abducted, the victim’s father received a call from the alleged kidnappers asking for RM300,000.

He said the ransom was paid at about 5pm the same day by the father after he dropped the cash off near a shopping centre at Saujana Impian, Kajang.

Three men were nabbed within 24 hours after the alleged kidnapping. Police also recovered almost all of the RM300,000 ransom money that was paid.

Taxi driver Hanizan Mohamed Radzi, who was arrested along with them, was released with a bond on Friday. 

Hanizan said he found the boy wandering around the street after recognising the child from viral social media posts.

The boy was reunited with his family after going missing for eight hours. Police cleared Hanizan of any involvement.

Tears in court as cabbie meets Kajang kidnap boy's family

The Star, Friday October 16, 2015

by nicholas cheng

KAJANG: There was not a dry eye in the courthouse as two families, tied by a cruel kidnapping and an unconditional good deed, met for the first time to witness taxi driver Hanizan Mohamed Radzi walk out a free man. 

Hanizan had been remanded by the police after he showed up in front of the house of a five-year-old who was kidnapped in Sungai Chua, and returned the boy to his family last week. 

The taxi driver said he had found the boy wandering around the street after recognising the child from viral social media posts. 

But this made Hanizan suspect No. 1 for the police, who later cleared him of any crime, and was seen apologising profusely to the 41-year-old at the Kajang court complex.

Hanizan, who was freed at about 10.30am Friday, said he had no regrets.

"I did all this because I did it for the community. Don't care about race. I don't regret helping that boy. I will always help. 

"I want to thank my family for their support throughout my time in lockup, though I was treated well by the police.

"I admit I made a mistake by not making a police report. I hope this will not make people afraid of working with the police," said Hanizan.

Emotions ran high as the family of the kidnapped boy and Hanizan's family met here. 

Though some from Hanizan's family wanted compensation for the trouble that had befallen them, the family's patriarch said there was nothing to forgive or ask forgiveness for.

"I am proud of my son. I am happy he is finally free. I know my boy. When the news came out, I didn't believe it. He is not a bad person," said Hanizan's father, Mohamed Radzi Itam Ibrahim, 75.

Mohamed Radzi said he and his family, especially Hanizan’s teenage children, had been through a ringer of emotions made worse by deprecating social media comments against their loved over the past week.

Hanizan was arrested by police, along with three other men within 24 hours following the brazen kidnapping of the boy in front of his Sungai Chua kindergarten on Oct 9, which was captured on closed-circuit television (CCTV).

The kidnappers had allegedly asked for a RM300,000 ransom in exchange for the boy.

Eight hours after the child was taken, Hanizan was seen driving the boy back to his home at about 5.35pm and handing him over to his family.

After nearly a week, police officially cleared him of involvement in the kidnapping, saying they found no links between Hanizan and the three other suspects.

He was released with a bond under Section 49 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

The three others detained over the incident will be charged at the Kajang court Friday under Section 3(1) of the Kidnapping Act 1961 for abduction, wrongful restraint or wrongful confinement for ransom.

Cabbie to be released, no links to kidnappers of Kajang boy, say cops

The Star, Thursday October 15, 2015 

by nadirah h. rodzi

SHAH ALAM: The taxi-driver detained over the kidnapping of a five-year-old boy in Kajang will be released later Thursday.

Police said the man, who found the boy and returned him to his family, had no links to the kidnappers.

He will be released with a bond under Section 49 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

"So far, we couldn't find any links to him," Selangor CID chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Adnan Abdullah (pic) said here, Thursday.

He said three others detained over the incident will be charged at the Kajang court Friday morning under Section 3(1) of the Kidnapping Act 1961 for abduction, wrongful restraint or wrongful confinement for ransom.

The four, including the taxi driver, were picked up less than 24 hours after the kidnapping last Friday.

The boy was back in the arms of his family some eight hours after a video recording of his brazen abduction went viral on social media.

The Star reported Selangor police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Abdul Samah Mat saying that almost all of the RM300,000 ransom money paid out was recovered.

The boy was snatched from his mother outside his kindergarten in Sungai Chua, Kajang.

Investigation papers on Kajang kidnapping to be submitted to DPP

The Star, Tuesday October 13, 2015

by farik zolkepli

DCP Abdul Rahim (second from right) posing with participants of the cycling convoy.

SHAH ALAM: Investigation papers on the kidnapping of a five-year-old boy in Kajang will be submitted to the deputy public prosecutor in two days.

Selangor deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Abdul Rahim Jaafar, however, said that no more arrests will be made.

"We have four suspects currently in custody, including the taxi driver.

"We are not expecting to make any more arrest," he told a press conference after launching the Road Safety Awareness Cycling Convoy at the state police headquarters on Tuesday.

DCP Abdul Rahim also reminded the public not to spread news on kidnapping cases so as not to jeopardise the safety of victims.

"There is more harm than good when information on a kidnapping goes viral.

"Kidnapping is a delicate case, where the kidnappers might do something rash to the victim if they know the police are on to them," he said.

Four detained, ransom recovered in Kajang kidnap

The Star, Saturday October 10, 2015

by m. kumar

SHAH ALAM: Four men have been detained in connection with the kidnapping of a five-year-old boy in Kajang yesterday.

The four, including a taxi driver who returned the victim to his family, were picked up less than 24 hours after the kidnapping, that had gone viral on social media.

Selangor police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Abdul Samah Mat said police have also recovered almost all of the RM300,000 ransom money that was paid.

They boy was back in the arms of his family some eight hours after his brazen abduction went viral on WhatsApp messaging service and social media.

The boy was snatched from his mother outside his kindergarten in Sungai Chua, Kajang.