TR Gang case transferred to Shah Alam High Court

Off to court: Some of the 20 individuals, alleged to be members of the TR Gang, being escorted to the Klang Sessions Court yesterday. — KK SHAM/The Star

KLANG: The case of the 20 men alleged to be members of the organised crime group, TR Gang, will be heard at the Shah Alam High Court.

The order to transfer the case to the higher court was made by Sessions Court judge Ahmad Faizadh Yahaya after he allowed the application by deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Lina Hanini Ismail, in accordance with Section 177A (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

“Today’s proceedings are for the mention of the case and obtaining permission, according to the relevant section, for all the accused.

“Therefore, the prosecution requests that the case be transferred to the High Court, with permission not to receive objections from the defence,” Lina Hanini said at the Sessions Court here yesterday.

Ahmad Faizadh did not set a date for mention, as the case comes under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

Apart from Lina Hanini, the prosecution team was also represented by DPPs Shafiq Hashim and Syafinas Shabudin, Bernama reported.

Sixteen of the accused are represented by lawyers Kevin Quah, Sukhdey Singh, Rushilan Guralan, Gurmukh Singh Sandhu, Renuka Krishasamy and Haresh Mahadevan, while the remaining four are unrepresented.

The Sessions Court here charged 20 people on May 29 for their involvement in the TR Gang over the past five years.

They are N. Nithiyan, 39; S. Logan, 32; R. Parthipan, 32; M. Keshava Nair, 30; A. Balamurugan, 40; VS Wilbert, 46; M. Ramakrishnan, 45; RE Mohan, 34; M. Thanasekaran, 44; Edward Liew, 49; and S. Manoraj, 28.

Also charged were M. Amaran, 30; S. Hemanathan, 31; K. Thana Seelan, 38; K. Ravishankara, 43; Muhammad Razi Abdullah, 51; G. Deeneskumar, 29; K. Venaigaraj, 32; A. Kogilan, 26; and M. Tineshkumar, 26.

According to the charge sheet, the men allegedly committed the offence at a restaurant in Sungai Janggut, Jeram, Kuala Selangor, between November 2019 and May 2 this year.

The charge is framed under Section 130V(I) of the Penal Code (Act 574), which provides for a jail term of not less than five years and not more than 20 years upon conviction.