Sosma charge revised – 42 freed

Tight security: Family members and the media queuing to register at the main gate of Kajang prison to observe the proceedings of the special court.

KAJANG: A total of 42 men – originally accused of being members of organised crime group “Geng 360 Devan” – were freed after a special court sentenced them to a year’s jail to run from the date of arrest on a reduced charge of being members of an unlawful society.

“During mitigation, most of the accused were remorseful and said they won’t take part in such activities again. If this is indeed sincere, then this is for their own good,” said High Court judge Justice Abd Halim Aman.