KUALA LUMPUR: Two men who involved in an incident where a car bulldozed its way through traffic despite being shot at by police were today charged with multiple offences, including attempted murder.
Mustaza Mustaffa, 35, and Khairul Fazily Fadzil, 40, however, pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Mustaza was charged with attempting to murder two policemen - Corporals M. Amareisan and Mohd Edham Zakaria, by trying to run over them with his car near a traffic light junction near Seirramas in Sungai Buloh about 12.30pm on Feb 26.
He was charged under Section 307 of Penal Code which carries a maximum 20 years' jail sentence upon.
The duo was also charged with jointly possessing an axe at the same place and time.
They charged under Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapon Act 1958 for carrying weapons in public places.
Meanwhile, at the magistrate's court, they were charged with obstructing two policemen from carrying out their duties at the same place and time.
They were charged under Section 186 of Penal Code which carries maximum two years' jail term and RM10, 000 fine or both.
Mustaza was also slapped with four counts of causing damage through an act of mischief by destroying four vehicles - a Toyota Vellfire, Lexus, Perodua Myvi, and a lorry at the same place and time.
The offence falls under Section 427 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum 12 months' jail term or fine or both.
Deputy public prosecutors Alison Chan May Kam and Atifah Hazimah Wahab prosecuted while counsels Datuk Suraj Singh and Datin Raj Preet Kaur represented Mustaza.
Khairul Fazily was unrepresented.
The court set RM43,000 bail for all charges against Mustaza while Khairul Faizly was denied bail as he failed to produce his bailor during proceedings.
The court also fixed April 19 for mention.
A video clip of the incident went viral recently showing two policemen trying to stop a silver Proton Waja at a traffic light junction.
In the one-minute 45-second video clip, two policemen were seen approaching the vehicle and asked the driver to stop and exit the vehicle.
The driver however blatantly ignored the policemen, one of whom was trying to get him to come out of the car, choosing instead to dangerously reverse and move forward.
He was seen ramming a lorry on the left and a blue Perodua Myvi on the right repeatedly in an attempt to squeeze through in a desperate effort to evade the two policemen.
In an effort to stop the driver from fleeing, one of the policemen drew his pistol and shot the car's left front and back tyres but the driver still managed to flee the scene and sped off by making a left turn as the policemen ran to their vehicle to give chase.
In another clip that surfaced later, the same Proton Waja was seen abandoned by the side of the road, opposite the newly-constructed Damansara Damai MRT station.