6 To Spend Weekend In Prison As Bail Counter Closes Earlier
The six men would be detained at the Sungai Buloh prison. (Reuters pic)KUALA LUMPUR: Six men, who claimed trial for criminal conspiracy with the intention to cheat, will be spending the long weekend in prison, as the counter that processes bails had closed earlier than usual.
Liew Zhen Ying, Koh Zheng Yan, Renee Low, Foo Wei Xuan, Liew Zhen Shen and Wong Wai Hong will spend the next four days in the Sungai Buloh prison.
Another four, Law Si Kai, Tan Jia Jing, Ching Chung Haw and Xu Shao Rong, who were jointly charged with the six men, managed to post their bail in time.
Ads by KioskedTheir lawyer Alvin Tan claimed the court staff closed the registration counter at 2.53pm despite a notice stating that office hours were until 4.30pm.
“Despite appeals from the families, the counter staff said that it was closed pursuant to a directive from the Kuala Lumpur court management,” he told FMT.
He said two of the accused who were denied bail were sick.
Ads by KioskedTan said he would be writing to the chief justice and the minister in charge of legal affairs “to ensure the interest of justice is upheld.”
“There is no purpose for a bail application to be heard by a court but not processed due to bureaucracy.”
The 10 men were charged around noon before magistrate Wong Chai Sia. They pleaded not guilty.
Ads by KioskedWong allowed bail at RM4,000 each. - FMT
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