SEREMBAN: Three individuals were fined RM4,000 each in default of four months’ jail after pleading guilty to a charge of rioting with a dangerous weapon in a KTV lounge near here.
Chan Kong Keong, 50; Tai Soon Khong, 42; and Cho Chik Phong, 20, did not contest the charge after it was read to them before magistrate Nurul Farha Sulaiman.
They were charged with four others, who are still at large, with committing the offence at the entertainment centre in Taman AST near here around 5.40am on Nov 23.
The accused were charged with being in possession of a knife and had the common intention to cause injury to a 40-year-old employee of the centre.
The victim later succumbed to his injuries at the Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital.
The three were charged under Section 148 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of up to five years or a fine or both.
Lawyer Lim Kim Fook, who appeared for Chan, said the three accused were not involved in the killing of the employee.
“They were only involved in rioting and have cooperated with the police in their investigations.
“My client had also saved the court’s time by pleading guilty,” he added.
Royston Tan, who represented Cho, urged the court to impose a minimum fine as his client has to provide for his two younger siblings.
Lawyer Raj Chandran from the Legal Aid Department, who appeared for Tai, also pleaded for leniency.
Deputy public prosecutor Fidha Misjedi urged the court to impose a punishment that commensurate with the crime.
