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Kuala Lumpur High Court former judge Fareez Mohd Zin, 39, has been jailed for three months by the Magistrate's Court here today, following a guilty plea to the charge of making a criminal threat against the relevant High Court judge, Gan Techiong. Magistrate Heng Yi Min handed down the sentence to Fareez Mohd Zin after he changed his plea to guilty during today's trial.

The accused is alleged to have committed the act against High Court judge Gan Techiong, 64, with the intent to cause fear and alarm to the judge at the Kuala Lumpur District Court (Civil) Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Duta at 1.30 pm on May 8. The offense under Section 506 of the Penal Code carries a maximum prison term of two years or both and if the threat is intended to cause death or serious injury, it can carry a sentence of up to seven years or fine or both.

According to the facts of the case, Fareez sent two voice recordings via WhatsApp and made phone calls to Gan's assistant, in the voice recordings, the accused is alleged to have made inflammatory and threatening statements against the relevant judge. Earlier, Assistant Prosecutor Iman Nurhidayah Ezani sought a full seven-year jail term based on the seriousness of the offense, stating, "The mistake committed is serious and can undermine the reputation and safety of the accused not only to the victim but to the entire community."

Defense lawyer Shah Rizal Abdul Manan, representing the accused, requested a lenient sentence due to his young son having to support three children and a wife who are unemployed.