KUALA LUMPUR: A gold miner pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of committing gang robbery on a Chinese national woman, resulting in losses of more than RM2.1mil last year.
Mohamad Al-Farouq Mat Isa, 41, is charged with three others with robbing the Chinese national, housewife Chen Kexue, 31, at a villa in Bukit Damansara at about 10.10pm on July 21, 2025.
The items allegedly stolen included a designer watch valued at RM1.2 million, three gold bars totalling 300g, RM100,000 in cash, and five mobile phones of various brands, bringing the estimated loss to RM2,146,000.
The charge was framed under Section 395 of the Penal Code, which provides a maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment and is punishable by fine or whipping upon conviction.
Judge Suhaila Haron granted him bail of RM15,000 on one surety and ordered him to report to a nearby police station once a month and not to intimidate witnesses. The court set March 30 for mention.
Deputy public prosecutor Subri Hashim appeared for the prosecution, while lawyer Bazlinda Bahrin represented Mohamad Al-Farouq.
The other three accused – Mohd Syaqir Mohd Ami, 30, Nur Mohamed Mahsar Mohamed Nor, 34, and Syed Ali Imran Alqudri Syed Zulkefeli @ Syed Zulalqudri, 42 – were charged with the offence last year and pleaded not guilty. – Bernama
