KUANTAN — A member of the Pahang royalty, Tengku Eddie Akasya Tengku Abd Rahman, 20, was among five men charged with voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means to a road maintenance worker.
Also charged in the magistrate’s court here today were policeman Mohd Fouzi Md Nur, 44, cattle rearers Nik Norhisham Affendi Nik Mohd Zani, 39, and Khairul Azhar Rosli, 38, and contract worker Mohd Taufik Daud, 32.
All five pleaded not guilty to committing the offence by using a knife on Alias Awang, 44, Bernama reports.
They are accused of injuring Alias at a horse stable on Jalan Teluk Sisek here at about 12.20 am on June 6, 2024, causing injuries to the victim’s right thigh.
The charge, framed under Section 324 of the Penal Code and read together with Section 34 of the same law, provides a prison sentence of up to 10 years or a fine or whipping or any two of the punishments if convicted.
Magistrate Raja Norshuzianna Shakila Raja Mamat set bail of RM7,000 with one surety each for the accused and ordered them to report themselves at a police station once a month pending the disposal of the case and to not intimidate the victim.
She also set Dec 11 for mention.
The prosecution team comprise Pahang Director of Prosecution Shahrizat Ismail, who was assisted by deputy public prosecutors Noor Aishah Mohd Amin and B. Deevagaran Naidu.
Lawyers Y. Sheelan Samuagam, Datuk K. Santhra, Tee Yuan Sheng and K. Theivaendran represented four of the accused, while Mohd Fouzi was represented by lawyer Mohammed Badrulzzaman Abu Bakar.
It was previously reported that a road construction worker was injured, allegedly after being attacked by a group of individuals, including a member of the Pahang royal family.
Following the incident, Tengku Mahkota Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah ordered the police to conduct an immediate, transparent and fair investigation into the allegations. – November 7, 2024
