Labourer Pleads Guilty To Trespassing And Desecrating Tumpat Mosque

PASIR MAS, Oct 22 – A 38-year-old labourer pleaded guilty in the Pasir Mas Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, October 22, 2026, to charges of trespassing and desecrating a mosque in Tumpat by splashing a foul-smelling liquid at the premises earlier this month.

S. Manjesh Singh entered the guilty plea after the charges were formally read before Magistrate Syed Farid Syed Ali.

According to the first charge, Manjesh broke a window and damaged the carpet by splashing a foul-smelling liquid—an act considered insulting to the religion of Muslims—at the Al-Aziz Al-Hadi Mosque located in Kota SPP Warisan, Tumpat, at approximately 4:35 AM on October 5, 2026.

The charge was framed under Section 295 of the Penal Code for injuring or defiling a place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class, which carries a maximum prison sentence of up to two years, a fine, or both upon conviction.

He was concurrently charged with house-trespass under Section 448 of the Penal Code for entering the mosque compound with intent to commit an offence, an offense punishable by up to three years’ imprisonment, a fine of up to RM5,000, or both.

Separate Narcotics Charge and Court Proceedings

Key legal details, prosecution submissions, and court bail orders include:

• Legal Representation & Prosecution: Deputy Public Prosecutor Nik Zharifah Insyirah Zahari conducted the prosecution, while defense attorney Noor Suhadah Mohamed Ripim from the National Legal Aid Foundation represented the accused.
• Bail and Sentencing Date: Magistrate Syed Farid allowed the accused total bail of RM8,000 for both Penal Code charges and fixed November 23, 2026, for case mention and formal sentencing.
• Drug Consumption Charge: In a separate court proceeding, Manjesh was charged under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 for self-administering methamphetamine at the Tumpat District Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division office at 1:00 AM on October 17, 2026.
• Narcotics Bail Order: The court granted additional bail of RM2,500 for the drug charge and set January 20, 2027, for the submission of the official chemistry report.

Local religious authorities have completed cleaning and restoration works at the Al-Aziz Al-Hadi Mosque ahead of weekly congregation prayers.

–NMT