SUNGAI PETANI: Twenty men have been charged in the Sessions Court here with being members of the organised criminal group known as the Rames Gang since January last year.
No pleas were recorded from any of the accused after the charges were read before judge Najwa Che Mat on Tuesday (Dec 30), as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
The accused are: G Magen, S Tanesh, R Shargunan, S Kanesram, V Mathavan, J Thanes, V Yanasegar, Paramasivan, G Yuvaraj, M Ponggiswaran, P Puganeswaran, S Nagarajan, R Gobinath, R Kumareasan, R Puvaneswaran, P Kathiresan, K Kesavan, S Delhipraj, V Navin Kumar, and T Vivegananth.
According to the charge sheet, all the accused, aged 24 to 42, are alleged to have been members of the organised criminal group between January last year and Dec 4 this year in Kampung Sungai Division, Kuala Muda.
They were charged under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code, which carries a sentence of between five and 20 years' jail if convicted.
The court denied bail and fixed Jan 29 for the next mention of the case.
During the proceedings, the judge also granted the defence application for the accused to meet briefly with their family members at the court complex. – Bernama
