Three men involved in a hit-and-run case involving two vehicles in front of an entertainment centre in Old Klang Road on January 29th were charged at the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate's Court on charges of participating in a riot and possessing a knife during the riot.
27-year-old R Thiban Raj, who pleaded guilty was sentenced to a fine of RM1,200, while 19-year-old S Jeevan and another 18-year-old pleaded not guilty after they were charged before Magistrate Amira Abdul Aziz on Thursday (Feb 6).
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27-year-old R Thiban Raj, who pleaded guilty was sentenced to a fine of RM1,200, while 19-year-old S Jeevan and another 18-year-old pleaded not guilty after they were charged before Magistrate Amira Abdul Aziz on Thursday (Feb 6).
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00:00Three men involved in a hit-and-run case involving two vehicles in front of an entertainment
00:06center were charged at the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate's Court on Thursday on charges of participating
00:13in a riot and possessing a knife during the riot.
00:17Twenty-seven-year-old R. Thiban Raj, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to a fine of 1,200 ringgit,
00:25while 19-year-old S. Jeevan and another 18-year-old pleaded not guilty after they were charged
00:31before Magistrate Amira Abdul Aziz.
00:35The charges state the three, along with five others still at large, were accused of participating
00:40in a riot and possessing knives used for assault during the riot in front of an entertainment
00:45center in Old Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur, early January 29.
00:51Deputy Public Prosecutor Ravinderjit Kaur requested an appropriate sentence as a lesson
00:56for Thiban Raj, while for Jeevan and the other accused, the prosecution suggested bail of
01:028,000 ringgit.
01:04Lawyer C. Aiswarya Devi, representing Thiban Raj, requested a lower sentence on grounds
01:10that her client is the sole family breadwinner and suffers from a spinal injury, while lawyer
01:16T. Mishant, representing the other two accused, requested lower bail as they are unemployed
01:22and one is underage.
01:24The court allowed both accused to be released on 1,800 ringgit bail and set April 16 for
01:31case mention.
01:32Previously, a 48-second video went viral on Facebook, showing two vehicles being driven
01:38recklessly and apparently deliberately ramming into a group of men in the area.
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