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The Sun
25-04-2025
- The Sun
Eight individuals plead guilty to extorting, intimidating, confining man in Plentong
JOHOR BAHRU: Seven men and a woman pleaded guilty in the Magistrate's Court here today to charges of criminal intimidation, extortion and wrongful confinement of a man at a house in Plentong last week. Muhammad Aqmal Hafifi Mustafa Kamal, 25, Ahmad Rushdi Jumadi, 23, Muhammad Nur Shafiq Abdullah, 25, Muhammad Haikal Zulkarnain, 19, Mohamad Amierul Hakim Shamsuri, 23, Mohamad Danish Hakim Kamaruddin, 20, Syamsul Hamiey Saiful Razali, 19, and Nuredrianna Balqqisyh Anabella Norazman, 22, made the plea before Magistrate Atifah Hazimah Wahab. On the first count, they are charged under Section 506 of the Penal Code with criminally intimidating Muhammad Faris Syahmi Mohd Ridzwan, 22. For the third and fourth charges, the eight individuals were charged under sections 384 and 342 of the Penal Code for extortion and wrongful confinement, respectively. On the extortion charge, they were alleged to have intentionally put fear into the same victim by beating him, thereby dishonestly inducing him to hand over RM650 via an e-wallet account and the keys to a Yamaha Y16 motorcycle to Mohamad Amierul Hakim. On the charge of wrongful confinement, the eight accused were charged with committing the offence together with two others still at large. The seven men were also charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code with causing hurt to the same victim. All the offences involved the same victim and were allegedly committed at an apartment at Plentong, Masai, here between 10 am last April 18 and 4 am the following day (April 19). The magistrate allowed the seven accused men bail of RM16,000 with one surety for all charges, while Nuredrianna Balqqisyh Anabella was allowed bail of RM14,000 with one surety. The court set June 3 for mention to hear the facts of the case and for sentencing. The prosecution was conducted by Johor prosecuting director Abdul Ghafar Ab Latif and assisted by deputy public prosecutors Nik Noratini Nik Azman and Nur Fatihah Mohd Nizam, while lawyers Norfarahin Mohd Yazid and T Nadarajan, from the National Legal Aid Foundation, represented all the accused.
The Star
25-04-2025
- The Star
Eight in viral assault video plead guilty
JOHOR BARU: Eight people have pleaded guilty in a Magistrate's Court here to charges of unlawful confinement, criminal intimidation, extortion, and voluntarily causing hurt to a 22-year-old man at an apartment in Masai last week. Muhammad Aqmal Hafifi Mustafa Kamal, 25; Ahmad Rushdi Jumadi, 23; Muhammad Nur Shafiq Abdullah, 25; Muhammad Haikal Zulkarnain, 19; Mohamad Amierul Hakim Shamsuri, 23; Mohamad Danish Hakim Kamaruddin, 20; Syamsul Hamiziey Saiful Razali, 19; and Nuredrianna Balqqisyh Anabella Norazman, 22; entered their pleas after the charges were read out before Magistrate Atifah Hazimah Wahab on Friday (April 25). ALSO READ: Eight individuals involved in alleged assault to be charged today According to the charge sheets, the group, along with two others still at large, wrongfully confined Muhammad Faris Syahmi Mohd Ridzwan in a flat at Block J, Jalan Bunga Daisi in Plentong, between 10pm on April 18 and 4am the following day. They were also charged with criminal intimidation by threatening him with death; extorting him of RM650 in cash and the keys to his motorcycle; as well as using physical violence and threats to force him into agreeing to pay RM3,000. The court also heard that all the accused, except Nuredrianna, caused physical injuries to the victim during the incident. ALSO READ: Eight nabbed over viral video of assault They were charged under Sections 342, 506, 384 and 323 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 for common intention. The charges carry up to 14 years' imprisonment for the most serious offence, in addition to fines or caning, upon conviction. The prosecution was led by Johor prosecution director Abdul Ghafar Abdul Latif, while all eight accused were represented by National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK) counsel T. Nadarajan and Norfarahin Mohd Yazid. During the proceedings, Ghafar proposed that bail be set at RM10,000 for each charge. 'This means that each male accused would require a total bail of RM40,000, while Nuredrianna's bail would amount to RM30,000,' he said. ALSO READ: QuickCheck: Was a man beaten up in a Pasir Gudang flat? In mitigation, Norfarahin told the court that three of the accused were unemployed while the others earned between RM1,200 and RM2,000 per month. 'Nuredrianna also suffers from asthma,' she added. The court set bail at RM16,000 for each man with one surety, while Nuredrianna was granted bail of RM14,000 with one surety. Next mention of the case has been fixed for June 3. Earlier, eight suspects involved in a viral video showing a man being assaulted at an apartment in Masai were arrested at 2.30am on Monday (April 21) at an apartment in Plentong Baru. Seri Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Sohaimi Ishak was previously quoted as saying that the suspects, seven men and a woman aged 19 to 26, were arrested after police detected the 2min, 7sec video that went viral. 'The video was uploaded on Facebook, and police received a report from the local male victim, who claimed the incident occurred at about 9.30pm on April 18 at an apartment in Plentong Baru, Masai,' he said.
