SUNGAI PETANI: Nine men were charged in the Sessions Court with being members of an organised crime group known as 'Geng Suria'.
They were Thayalan, 28; A. Tana Balan, 30; Muhamad Rizwan Abd Jalil, 28; G. Sritharan, 39; B. Saranraj, 38; A. Simon, 34; G. Suria Prasad, 30, who is alleged to be the gang leader; A. Suresh, 52; and Kavines, 31.
No pleas were recorded after the charges were read out in Tamil before judges Nabisha Ibrahim and Najwa Che Mat in separate courtrooms, as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
The nine were charged with being members of the group at an unnumbered house in Jalan Sekerat, Pekan Lama, here, between December 2024 and April this year.
The charge, under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code, carries a jail term of up to 20 years upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutors Yazid Mustaqim Roslan and Mohd Fakhrurrazi Ahmad Salim led the prosecution.
Lawyer S. Sagthiyaraj represented Saranraj and Thayalan, while lawyer Mohammad Naim Kamaruddin represented Sritharan, Simon and Tana Balan. The remaining four accused were unrepresented.
The court denied bail to all nine accused and fixed Nov 17 for mention.
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