BUKIT MERTAJAM: Four men including two engineers have been remanded for two days to assist in investigations into an alleged attack on independent preacher Zamri Vinoth.
According to Sinar Harian, the suspects, who also include a technician and a van driver aged between their 20s and 30s, surrendered at a police station early Tuesday (March 10) before being detained.
The remand order was issued by Magistrate Roshayati Radellah at the Bukit Mertajam magistrate's court on Tuesday after police initially applied for a four-day period.
The latest arrests bring the total number of individuals detained in connection with the case to six.
The four men arrived at the Bukit Mertajam Court Complex at about 8.35am in police vehicles wearing lock-up uniforms.
Defence lawyer V. Parthipan said the defence team submitted a viral video of the incident to the court which allegedly contradicts the complainant's claims.
"The complainant claimed his attackers held stones and wooden sticks, but the video clearly shows no one holding any objects," he told reporters outside the court.
Parthipan, who is representing the men along with K. Puvirajan and T. Turuvandran, also questioned the use of Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation.
He argued that while the complainant claimed to be in fear, he allegedly managed to produce a TikTok video outside the police station following the incident.
"This clearly shows he was not in a state of fear as claimed," Parthipan said, adding that a counter-police report has been lodged against Zamri.
Previously, two brothers were remanded separately to assist in the same investigation but both have since been released.
Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail earlier confirmed receiving a report from Zamri regarding the alleged attack and said further investigations are ongoing.
