GEORGE TOWN, March 2 – Four men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with four counts of wrongful restraint against two Singaporean nationals last month. Chee Kok Fang, 37, Loke Kah Wooi, 23, E. Boonroy, 30, and Koy Kean Teong, 26, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges before Magistrate L.Umma Devi.
They were charged with wrongfully restraining siblings Kenneth Ng Chee, 28, and Gabriel Ng Chia How, 27, at several locations, including at Kedai Kopi Seong Huat, Jalan Larut, and Kompleks Persiaran Gurney, Jalan Gurney here between 4 pm last Feb 22 and 2.45 pm on Feb 24.
The charge, under Section 341 of the Penal Code, carries a maximum fine of RM1,000, or one month imprisonment, or both, if found guilty. The court allowed them bail of RM6,000 in one surety each and set April 13 for mention. All of them posted the bail. The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Noor Azura Zulkiflee, while all the accused were represented by lawyer R. Puran.
