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The Star
03-05-2025
- The Star
Loan shark runners face charges
On trial: Kok (left) and Lin being led to their hearing by a policeman at the Ipoh Sessions Court. 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.
The Star
02-05-2025
- The Star
Duo slapped with multiple charges for throwing Molotov cocktails, animal cruelty
IPOH: Two men are facing multiple joint charges for throwing Molotov cocktails at several houses here and in Kampar. Delivery rider Kok Wan Liang, 37, and Taiwanese national Lin Jia He, 26, were jointly charged five times under Section 436 of the Penal Code for mischief by fire at two Sessions Courts here on Friday (May 2). Before judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamad, they were accused of throwing two petrol-based Molotov cocktails with the intention to cause damage at a house in Taman Bandar Baru, Kampar at 4.20am on April 10. They were also accused of the same offence at the compound of a house in Kampung Baru Kuala Kuang at 2.50am the same day. Lin, who is jobless, faces a separate charge of committing the same offence at a house in Panorama Lapangan Perdana just before 1pm on March 25. Lin claimed trial while Kok pleaded guilty to all the charges. Ainul granted bail to both accused with one surety for all the charges, setting Lin's bail at RM15,000 and Kok's at RM10,000. Lin's bail was to be paid by a Malaysian, the judge instructed, before setting July 23 for mention of the case. DPP RS Vitthiyeswary prosecuted, while Lin was represented by lawyer RR Segaran. Kok was unrepresented. Before judge Azizah Ahmad, the men were jointly slapped with two charges for throwing a Molotov cocktail into the compound of the Panorama Lapangan Perdana house on April 2 and 4. They were also charged under Section 436 for a similar offence at a house in Taman Bandar Baru Kampar at about 12.30am on April 8. They face a further charge under Section 29(1)(e) of the Animal Welfare Act 2015 for causing unnecessary suffering to an 11-year-old dark brown Rottweiler during the April 2 incident in Panorama Lapangan Perdana. Kok pleaded guilty while Lin claimed trial to all the charges. Azizah set bail at RM15,000 for Lin with one surety, while Kok was denied bail for all the charges. She also ordered Lin to surrender his passport to the court pending disposal of all the cases, and fixed July 23 for case mention. DPP NM Moganaraj Mithra prosecuted.
