JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 2 (Bernama) – Six individuals pleaded not guilty in the Sessions and Magistrate Courts here today to participating in a riot while armed with weapons and causing grievous harm to a man at Taman Mount Austin last month.
Choy Soon Chye, 41, Soo Toh Siang, 30, Soh Say Shin, 36, Tan Shen Qi, 21, Yap See Hong, 26, and Calvin Phua Khim Hau, 29, entered the plea after the charges were read out to them before Sessions Court Judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Arifin Ismail and Magistrate Muhammad Fitri Mokhtar.
In the Sessions Court, they were charged with voluntary causing injuries to Low Chun Yong, 28, using a meat cleaver, taser gun, plastic chair, and metal rod, in front of a restaurant on Jalan Mutiara Emas 2A at 3.30 am on Dec 27.
The charge framed under Section 326 read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, along with a fine or whipping.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Afdhallan Syafiq Azmy conducted the prosecution while lawyer T. Haressh represented five of the accused. Counsel Amarpreet Singh Rajwinder Singh represented Calvin Phua.
The court granted bail of RM10,000 each with one local surety, with the condition that the accused surrender their passports and report to the nearest police station.
In the Magistrate Court, the six were charged with rioting while armed with deadly weapons, under Section 148 of the Penal Code, which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison, a fine, or both.
Bail in the Magistrate Court was set at RM3,500 with two sureties for each accused.
The document submission date was set for Feb 3 in both courts.
-- BERNAMA
