FAMILY OF THREE AMONG SEVEN CHARGED WITH WRONGFUL CONFINEMENT IN PASIR PUTEH

KOTA BHARU, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Seven individuals, including a family of three, pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today to charges of wrongfully confining three men in Pasir Puteh last month.

The accused, Hazafee Mohamed and Mohd Hasrun Mohd Yusof, both 37, Mohd Fairuz Mahasan, 41, Muhammad Najmuddin Ahmad Zamri, 21, Norhazri Muhammad Nor, 45, and his two sons, Muhammad Danish Syahmi, 22, and Muhammad Darwish Syahmi, 20, entered their pleas before Magistrate Amirul Asyraf Abdul Rasid.

They were jointly charged with wrongfully confining three men, aged between 23 and 30, at a house in Jalan Pantai Bisikan Bayu, Cherang Ruku, Pasir Puteh, around 4 am on Sept 25.

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Another accused, Yang Marliziana Mohd Ramli, 37, was charged with abetting the wrongful confinement and concealing information related to the offence, allegedly committed at the Pasar Peringat bus stop here at about 4 pm the same day.

The seven were charged under Section 347 of the Penal Code, read with Section 34 of the same Act, while Marliziana was charged under Section 109 of the Penal Code.  If convicted, they face a maximum prison sentence of three years, a fine, or both.

Magistrate Amirul Asyraf denied bail for four of the accused, namely Norhazri, Hazafee, Mohd Hasrun and Mohd Fairuz, while granting bail of RM5,000 each to Muhammad Najmuddin, Muhammad Danish Syahmi and Muhammad Darwish Syahmi, and RM4,000 for Marliziana, each with one surety.

The court fixed Nov 30 for case mention and document submission.

Meanwhile, at the Kota Bharu Sessions Court, the same four accused, Norhazri, Hazafee, Mohd Hasrun and Mohd Fairuz, also pleaded not guilty to a charge of committing armed robbery against the same victims and claimed trial before Judge Zulkifli Abdullah.

They were accused of committing the offence and displaying a .38 S&W revolver, causing fear of death to the victims, under a bridge in Gong Kulim, Pasir Puteh, at about 4.35 pm on Sept 25.

The charge, under Section 4 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971, carries a maximum sentence of 40 years’ imprisonment and at least six strokes of the cane upon conviction.

The court denied bail for all four and set Nov 9 for mention and document submission.

-- BERNAMA