00:00 Five people and two companies were charged at the Shah Alam Sessions Court on Tuesday
00:07 over their link to the distribution and sale of socks with the word "Allah" on them.
00:12 The first to be in the dock was KK Mart Group founder and executive chairman Datuk Seri,
00:18 Dr Chai Ki Khan.
00:21 The 57-year-old claimed trial to a charge under Section 298 of the Penal Code for intentionally
00:27 wounding the religious feelings of others by allegedly putting the socks for sale.
00:32 Also charged under the same code was Chai's 53-year-old homemaker wife Lo Siu Mui in her
00:38 capacity as company director, who also claimed trial.
00:42 Defence counsel Datuk Rajpal Singh pleaded for bail to be set at 5,000 ringgit as punishment
00:49 under the charge is a maximum jail term of one year and a fine or both.
00:54 He said Chai is not a flight risk as he helmed 810 KK Mart outlets, which employed 5,000
01:01 people, other than being a philanthropist and head of several NGOs.
01:06 DPP Datuk Masri Dawood, who was the lead prosecutor, offered bail at 15,000 ringgit before Sessions
01:14 Court Judge Muhammad Anas Mahadzir set bail at 10,000 ringgit, with one surety, without
01:20 additional conditions.
01:22 As for Lo, Rajpal said, although she was a director of the company, she is a homemaker,
01:28 raising two children aged 21 and 17, and asked for a bail of 5,000 ringgit given the circumstances.
01:36 Muhammad Anas set bail at 10,000 ringgit, with one surety and no additional conditions
01:42 for Lo.
01:43 Also in the dock were the directors of Sinjan Chang, Sendirian Berhad, which is the Batu
01:48 Pahat-based company that supplied the socks to KK Mart.
01:52 So Chin Huat and his wife Goh Lihwai, both aged 62, along with their 36-year-old daughter
02:00 So Hui San, were all individually charged under Section 109 of the Penal Code, which
02:06 was read together with Section 298 of the same code.
02:10 All three were accused of abetting the said offence by supplying KK Mart with the socks.
02:16 The trio were offered bail at 10,000 ringgit, each with one surety.
02:21 Also charged were KK Super Mart and Superstore Sendirian Berhad, and Sinjan Chang Sendirian
02:28 Berhad.
02:29 The former was charged under Section 298 of the Penal Code, whilst the latter was charged
02:34 under Section 109 of the Penal Code which was read together with Section 298 of the
02:40 same code.
02:41 The court fixed April 29th for case mention.
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