A Libyan student was charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Sepang today with causing the death of a Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) Unifi employee in a hit and run accident at Shaftsbury Square, Cyberjaya.

Ahmed Abdullah Ali, 24, was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

He was charged with causing the death of Wan Amirah Wan Alias, 31, at Shaftsbury Square, Cyberjaya, at 7.35pm last Oct 17.

The final year student of an international university nodded after the charge was read out before Magistrate Yusna Khadijah Md Yusop, but no charge was recorded.

The court set Dec 7 for mention pending reports on the victim’s post-mortem, CCTV recording and from the chemist.

The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Aziat Afrizan Alias.

Meanwhile, in the Sessions Court, Ahmed was charged under Section 15 (1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 with self-administration of drug and read together with Section 38B of the same law.

The charge was administering to himself the drug, 11-Nor-Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-9-Carboxylic Acid, last Oct 19.

He was also charged under Section 326 of the Penal Code with voluntarily causing grievous hurt on a foreign student, Basel Giumaa El Maarfi, 20, with a long knife at Hyve Soho Suite Cyberjaya at about 4.45am last Aug 30.

Ahmed pleaded not guilty to both charges.

Judge Harith Shan Mohamed Yasin did not allow Ahmed bail and fixed Dec 7 for mention.

Deputy public prosecutor S Abirami prosecuted in the case.

Lawyers Mohd Redzuan Mohamed Yusoff, Nur Siti Fairuz Roslan and Dinesh Muthal, represented Ahmed, in both courts.

— Bernama