KUALA LUMPUR: Seven men, including a teenager, pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court here on Tuesday (Nov 10) to charges of rioting while armed with weapons in front of a cafe in Desa Tun Razak, Sungai Besi, last week.
Iftikhar Muhammad Rehmani Mohd Rafie, 30, Danny Chan Tim Meng, 20, Yee Jun Jiet, 20, Khaw Kah Ho, 19, Mohd Quayyum Azman, 43, Syaiful Kamal Abdulahak, 44, and a 16-year-old boy were charged with committing the offence alongside another individual who is still at large.
All seven were accused of participating in a riot and possessing dangerous objects that could be used as weapons to attack others during the incident at about 11pm on Nov 1.
The charges were framed under Section 148 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same code, which carries a maximum jail term of five years, a fine, or both upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Farhana Mohamad Poad proposed bail of RM3,000 for the teenager, while no bail was offered for the other accused.
Magistrate Atiqah Mohamed @ Mohamad Saim subsequently allowed the teenager bail of RM800 with one surety, while the six other accused were granted bail of RM3,000 each with one surety.
The court also ordered the six adult accused to report to the police station nearest to their respective residences once a month pending the disposal of the case.
The court fixed Dec 11 for mention for submission of documents.
Lawyer Mohamad Akmal Mohd Taufik represented Iftikhar, Danny, Yee, Khaw and the teenager, while Mohd Quayyum and Syaiful Kamal were represented by lawyer Nurul Aina Ardilla Abdul Halim. — Bernama
