KUALA LUMPUR: Four friends were charged today at the Bandar Baru Bangi magistrates’ court with murder and abetting the murder of a durian seller whose body was found buried in Semenyih last month.
Asrul Siwi, 32; Amirul Maamur Rosli, 27; Amri Rizani Darus, 36; and Indonesian national Rijal Haryono, 47, nodded after the charges were read out to them before magistrate Saira Banu Ashrof Raja.
No plea was recorded as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Asrul and Amirul, along with three other individuals still at large, are accused of killing Mulialisman Nordi, 34, at Batu 28, Sungai Lalang, Ulu Semenyih in Hulu Langat, between Sept 24 and 25.
The charge was framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same Act, which provides for the death penalty or imprisonment between 30 and 40 years and a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane upon conviction.
Two other accused, Amri and Rijal, were charged with assisting Asrul and Amirul in killing the victim by abducting the deceased and helping to sharpen a hoe at the same time and place.
They were charged under Section 109 of the Penal Code read together with Section 302 of the same Act, which carries a similar punishment if convicted.
Deputy public prosecutor Nurul Atiqah Alias appeared for the prosecution, while all the accused were unrepresented.
The court denied bail and fixed Dec 1 for mention.