SHAH ALAM: Eight men, including three foreigners, pleaded guilty at three Magistrate’s Courts here on Friday (May 19) for trespassing on Sungai Klang reserve land last week.
The accused are Ng Teck Lo, 44; M. Sugan, 35; M. Kumaran, 44; Tee Soon Beng, 55; J. Thiagarajan, 45; Amritpal Singh, 25, an Indian national; and Muhammad Siddiq, 24, and Rajul Fuddahri, 20, both Indonesians.
However, three other accused – S. Sathishkumar Subramaniam, 34; H. Shivaneswaran, 28, and Anis Ahmad Hanifah, 45 – pleaded not guilty to the offence.
According to the charge sheet, they were all charged with trespass with intent to commit an offence on reserve land in Section 36 here at 11.30am on May 9.
They made the plea before Magistrates Sasha Diana Sabtu, Faizah Abd Sani and Muhammad Syafiq Sulaiman after the charge was read separately to them.
The charge, framed under Section 447 of the Penal Code, carries a jail term of up to six months or a fine of up to RM3,000 or both, upon conviction.
The courts set bail at between RM1,500 and RM3,000 for eight local accused, while the foreign nationals were not allowed bail.
The courts then fixed June 1 and June 16 to hear the facts of the case before sentencing those who entered guilty pleas and next mention for those who claimed trial. – Bernama
