GEORGE TOWN: Eight men accused of injuring three policemen at the People’s Housing Project (PPR) flats in Sungai Pinang here have claimed trial to the charge.
The men pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday.
Noor Nizar Shah Zainol Abidin, 37; Muhammad Syafiq Mohd Nordin, 28; Azwandy Azmi, 38; Muhamad Aiqal Zulkifrey, 28; Muhammad Firdaus Abdul Malik, 34; Muhammad Razin Abdul Muthalib, 34; Muhammad Syazwan Mohd Omar, 30; and Low Jia Hui, 26; made the plea before Magistrate Tunku Intan Nadiah Tunku Mohammed Nazarin.
According to the charge, they were jointly charged with intentionally causing injury to L/Kpl S. Uvaneand, 26, Kons Muhammad Danial Danish Azlan, 23, and L/Kpl Muhammad Amzaruddin Fakhri Khuiruddin, 30, while they were carrying out their duties as lawful civil servants.
The accused allegedly committed the offence in front of the PPR flats on Jalan Sungai here at 9.50pm on March 25, Bernama reported.
The charge is under Section 332 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 149 of the Penal Code which provides for a maximum imprisonment of three years or a fine or both, if found guilty.
During the proceedings, deputy public prosecutor Siti Marlissa Safina Saiful Adli proposed bail of RM10,000 for each accused.
However, lawyer S. Meharaj, who represented all the accused, applied for the minimum bail on the grounds that all his clients were ordinary workers such as cooks, clerks, mechanics and food delivery people with low incomes.
The court then allowed each accused to be bailed at RM5,000 with one surety and set May 19 for the submission of documents related to the case.
