PP v. Razak Bin Mohamed Lazim
Outcome
Sentence imposed“I sentenced the accused to three weeks’ imprisonment for this charge.”
Source: [2026] SGDC 322, District Court, decided 29 July 2026. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | District Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Kamala Ponnampalam |
| Charges / claim | MA 9221 of 2026 |
| Outcome | Sentence imposed |
| Counsel | Andre Jumabhoy LLC, Attorney-General's Chambers, Andre Jumabhoy, Aristotle Emmanuel, Bryan Wong, Hon Yi |
Source: [2026] SGDC 322, District Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Parties (2)
Case Significance
Public Prosecutor v Razak Bin Mohamed Lazim [2026] SGDC 322 is a sentencing decision of District Judge Kamala Ponnampalam in the District Court, dated 30 September 2026, after hearings on 29 July 2026 and 18 September 2026. The accused, formerly a Senior Director of the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura, pleaded guilty to one charge under s 3(1) of the Computer Misuse Act for causing a computer to perform an unauthorised function and one charge under s 403 of the Penal Code for misappropriating S$68,629 from the Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah. Three other charges under s 3(1) were taken into consideration. The court sentenced him to three weeks' imprisonment and four weeks' imprisonment respectively, to run consecutively, for a total of seven weeks. The accused appealed and the imprisonment term was stayed pending appeal.
[2026] SGDC 322 explained
PP v. Razak Bin Mohamed Lazim ([2026] SGDC 322) is a Singapore judgment decided by the District Court on 29 July 2026. It is categorised under MA 9221 of 2026. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2026] SGDC 322 about?
PP v. Razak Bin Mohamed Lazim ([2026] SGDC 322) is a District Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “MA 9221 of 2026 - Razak Bin Mohamed Lazim”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2026] SGDC 322 consider?
The judgment refers to Penal Code (Cap 224). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
Summary
The District Court gave grounds of decision on the sentencing of Razak Bin Mohamed Lazim, a former Senior Director of the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura. He pleaded guilty to an unauthorised access charge under the Computer Misuse Act and to misappropriating S$68,629 from the Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah, with three other Computer Misuse Act charges taken into consideration. The court imposed three weeks' and four weeks' imprisonment, to run consecutively, totalling seven weeks. The accused appealed and the sentence was stayed pending appeal.
What sentence did the court impose in [2026] SGDC 322?
The court imposed three weeks' imprisonment for the Computer Misuse Act charge and four weeks' imprisonment for the Penal Code s 403 misappropriation charge, ordered to run consecutively, for a total sentence of seven weeks' imprisonment.
What was Public Prosecutor v Razak Bin Mohamed Lazim about ([2026] SGDC 322)?
The accused pleaded guilty to unauthorised access to a madrasah's email server under the Computer Misuse Act and to misappropriating S$68,629 from the Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah. He made full restitution but was sentenced to imprisonment.
Statutes Cited
Cases Cited (6)
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGDC 322)