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SINGAPORE – A former director of Singapore Zam Zam restaurant in North Bridge Road, who masterminded a 2015 attack against a supervisor of rival eatery Victory restaurant next door, was sentenced on Monday (May 11) to six years’ jail and six strokes of the cane.
Before sentencing Zackeer Abbass Khan, District Judge Mathew Joseph said the case was a reminder that one should not allow one’s anger to cloud one’s judgment as the “resulting consequences can be severe”.
The judge also said there was “no place in our society for gratuitous violence.”
In March, Judge Joseph found Zackeer, 49, and former safety officer Anwer Ambiya Kadir Maideen, 50, guilty of one count each of engaging in a conspiracy to cause grievous hurt to Mr Liakath Ali Mohamed Ibrahim with a weapon. The attack took place at around 10pm on Aug 26, 2015.
He also convicted Zackeer of criminal intimidation as he had threatened to injure Mr Liakath, then 52, on Aug 22 that year.
On Monday, Anwer also admitted to being a senior member of a secret society. He had joined the gang in 1990 and was a “fighter” there. Judge Joseph then sentenced him to a total of 5½ years’ jail.
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