00:01Four Chinese nationals, including a woman, have claimed trial at the Balik Pulao Sessions Court on Thursday for allegedly kidnapping
00:09a 72-year-old Singaporean man.
00:12The accused are 46-year-old Liu Tingjun, 39-year-old Huang Jin, 32-year-old Wang Hao Yu, and
00:1924-year-old Guan Siki.
00:21All four pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to them in Mandarin before Judge Ahzal Fariz Ahmad Khairuddin.
00:29According to the charge sheet, the four are alleged to have acted jointly to abduct and wrongfully confine Singaporean Kwek
00:37Aik Teng at Penang International Airport in Bayan Lepas at about 4.15pm on July 26.
00:45They were charged under Section 3, Subsection 1 of the Kidnapping Act 1961, read with Section 34 of the Penal
00:54Code.
00:55If convicted, they face imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years, as well as whipping.
01:02Deputy Public Prosecutor Iqmal Effendi Zulkifli urged the court to deny bail, citing the seriousness of the offence and public
01:12interest.
01:12However, the defence sought bail, saying the accused had cooperated with police and were willing to comply with strict conditions,
01:21including surrendering their passports and reporting regularly to a police station.
01:27Judge Ahzal denied bail for all four accused and fixed October 15 for the submission of documents.
01:42Judge Ahzal Junkifli said bail for all four accused and fixedיצions of protection andсудар Además to know about the testing
01:44and complaining of Kamala Prakash would have been used for several months.
01:45Judge Ahzal awarded bail for all seven accused and regimented plantation minors, including the practitioners of the Benin Lepas at
01:45the police station.
01:45Judge Ahzal, does not have been administered in the investigation.
