PETALING JAYA: Nine individuals, including three women, suspected of organised criminal activities have been brought to the Sessions Court here to face charges of belonging to an organised crime group.
The men are Mohamed Amirul Mohamed Razali, Mohd Amirul Naim Mohd Asbie Syaifullah Abdullah, Mohammad Joshua Salman, Lai Kok Hoe, Tham Yong Zhi and Seah Joon Keat.
The three women involved are Nuraslinda Natasha Hanafi, Nur Suhada Benjamin Abdullah and Aiman Muna Mohamed Razali.
The nine individuals, aged between 18 and 43, are separately accused of being members of an organised crime group known as "Geng Yunaa" at Centrestage here between January last year and September this year.
The charge under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code carries imprisonment between five and 20 years if convicted.
All of them acknowledged the charges read to them before Sessions judge Dr Syahliza Warnoh on Friday (Oct 23), but no plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Deputy public prosecutor Lina Hanini Ismail said the alleged offence is non-bailable.
The court fixed Nov 7 for mention.
The case is expected to be transferred to the Shah Alam High Court.
