Football fans plead not guilty to rioting


Day in court: The individuals involved in the fracas being escorted by police personnel to court. — Bernama

SHAH ALAM: Five football fans, including two brothers, pleaded not guilty in the magistrate’s court here yesterday to charges of rioting during the first leg semi-final of the AFF Suzuki Cup between Malaysia and Vietnam at the Shah Alam Stadium on Dec 7.

The five – Amirul Akmal Noor­adzhar, 22, Zulhelmy Akmal Zainol Abidin, 28, Muhammad Naquiyuddin Sallehuddin, 19, siblings Mohd Aminuddin Hamdan, 34, and Noor Hadi Hamdan, 29, were charged under Section 147 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum jail term of two years or a fine, or both, if convicted.

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