Friday November 26, 2010
Tharmendran arrested by the RMAF again
SHAH ALAM: Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) sergeant N. Tharmen_dran, who is facing a charge of abetting in the theft of two F5 jet engines, has been re-arrested by the RMAF on grounds of absence from duty.
Five RMAF provost marshalls whisked him away from the car park of the court complex at noon yesterday after he had attended the hearing of an application to have the charge against him dropped.
The Defence Ministry’s corporate communications unit said in a statement that Tharmendran’s failure to report to work after posting bail on Sept 6 constituted an offence under the Armed Forces Act 1972. Tharmendran is still under the RMAF service, the statement said.
On Jan 6, Tharmendran, 42, claimed trial to a charge of abetting the theft of two F5 jet engines that belonged to the RMAF from the Material Processing Shed Matra 1, RMAF base in Sungai Besi, on April 30, 2008. He can be jailed up to 10 years and fined if convicted. — Bernama
