Loan shark runners face charges
Duo accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at homes in Ipoh and Kampar
IPOH: Two loan shark runners have been charged with five offences for engaging in mischief involving fire and Molotov cocktails, both here and in Kampar.
Kok Wan Liang, 37, and Lin Jia He, 26, from Taiwan, were jointly charged under Section 436 of the Penal Code at two separate Sessions Court hearings here yesterday.
Kok, a dispatch rider, pleaded guilty, while Lin, unemployed, claimed trial to all the charges.
At the court of Session judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamad, both accused were charged with throwing two Molotov cocktails containing petrol with the intent of causing destruction at a house in Taman Bandar Baru in Kampar on April 10 at about 4.20am.
In the second charge, they were accused of throwing the highly volatile item into the compound of a house in Kampung Baru Kuala Kuang on the same day at 2.50am.
Lin was also charged separately for committing the act at a house in Panorama Lapangan Perdana on March 25 at 12.58pm.
Ainul granted bail to both accused, instructing Lin and Kok to pay a total of RM15,000 and RM10,000, respectively.
The court also ordered Lin's bail to be paid by a Malaysian and fixed July 23 for the next mention.
Deputy public prosecutor RS Vitthiyeswary prosecuted.
At a separate court presided over by judge Azizah Ahmad, both Kok and Lin were jointly charged for throwing Molotov cocktails into the compound of a house in Panorama Lapangan Perdana on April 2 and 4.
They were also charged with causing a disaster by fire, which was framed under Section 436 of the same Act, at a house in Taman Bandar Baru, Kampar, on April 8 at about 12.30am.
In addition, the two accused were charged under Section 29(1)(e) of the Animal Welfare Act for causing unnecessary suffering to an 11-year-old Rottweiler, belonging to the house owner, during the incident on April 2.
Lin claimed trial while Kok pleaded guilty to all the charges.
Azizah set bail at RM15,000 for Lin with one surety, while Kok was denied bail.
She also ordered Lin's passport to be surrendered to the court until the cases are completed and fixed July 23 for the next mention.
Deputy public prosecutor NM Moganaraj Mithra prosecuted.
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