ALOR STAR: Five men including a Bangladeshi and two Myanmar nationals were charged at the magistrate’s court here today with kidnapping nine foreign workers.
Mohd Ibroni Abdullah, 36; Zainal Nayan, 32; together with Zanggir Alam Abul Husin and Saiful Shona Miya from Myanmar; and Akhbar from Bangladesh; are jointly charged with detaining and kidnapping eight Bangladeshi nationals and one Myanmar national.
They had demanded a RM15,000 ransom for each victim.
They were charged with kidnapping and detaining the men, aged between 22 and 45, at 51, Kampung Asam Jawa, Block C Perumahan, Pendang about 2.30am on September 6.
The men face the death penalty or life imprisonment and caning upon conviction under Section 3 of the Kidnapping Act 1961 that was read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code.
No plea was recorded from the accused.
Magistrate Mohd Khairul Hafizzudin Ramli set October 24 for mention. Deputy Public Prosecutor Eliana Ismail appeared for the prosecution.