A police officer was charged in the Kuala Kubu Baharu Magistrate’s Court today with the murder of Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah, whose body was found in an oil palm plantation.

Muhammad Alif Monjani, 26, is accused of murdering Farah, a former student of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, at the oil palm plantation in Kampung Sri Keledang, Hulu Bernam, between July 10 and July 15.

He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which stipulates either a death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years, as well as a minimum of 12 strokes of the rotan.

Magistrate Nurul Mardhiah Mohammed Redza presided over the proceedings.

- Bernama