PETALING JAYA: Four men have been charged with robbing a company of gold bars worth RM5.9mil last month.
Mechanic Aziz Ahmad Nor, 38; air-conditioner repairman Krishore Raam, 30; and Shah Harizie Zainal, 39, and Mohamad Afiq Jamal, 33, both jobless; pleaded not guilty to a gang robbery charge in the Sessions Court here on Friday (Oct 18).
They were charged, along with two others previously brought to court, with committing gang robbery while armed with machetes to seal gold bars weighing 16.9kg worth RM5.9mil from a 22-year-old man.
The offence was allegedly committed in front of a factory in the Puchong Industrial Complex, at 11am on Sept 13.
The charge, framed under Section 395 of the Penal Code and read together with Section 397 of the same law, provides for imprisonment of up to 20 years, a fine and whipping upon conviction.
Sessions judge Dr Syahliza Warnoh allowed the accused bail of RM10,000 with one surety each and also ordered them to report to the nearest police station once a month pending disposal of the case.
They were also ordered to surrender their passports to the court and not to harass the prosecution witness.
The prosecution was conducted by DPP Nur Izzati Rozman, while lawyer Muhammad Amirul Mukminin represented Aziz and Krishore.
Shah Harizie and Mohamad Afiq were unrepresented.
Meanwhile, in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court, four men pleaded not guilty to a charge of gang robbery.
They are salesman Putra Ramadan Jendaita, 37, security guard Ahmad Ramdhani Subhan, 25, self-employed Nazuwar Nahar, 36, and security guard Afrizal Muslim, 39.
They were charged with robbing a gold courier of two gold bars estimated to weigh 2kg and worth RM710,000 at the roadside in front of the Damai LRT station in Kampung Datuk Keramat, at 2.30pm on Oct 3,
The charge was also framed under Section 395 of the Penal Code and read together with Section 34 of the same law.
Judge Rosli Ahmad allowed the four accused bail of RM15,000 with one surety each and also ordered them to report to the nearest police station monthly, not to disturb witnesses, and surrender their passports to the court.
The court set Nov 25 for mention.
DPP Mohamad Ikhwan Mohd Nasir appeared for the prosecution, while K. Ramalingam represented Putra Ramadan, Ahmad Ramdhani and Afrizal and Rodzim Zaimy Abdul Hamid represented Nazuwar. – Bernama
