00:00Eight people pleaded guilty at a Johor Bahru magistrate's court to charges of unlawful
00:08confinement, criminal intimidation, extortion and voluntarily causing hurt to a 22-year-old
00:15man at an apartment in Maasai last week. The accused between the ages of 19 and 25
00:21entered their pleas when charged before Magistrate Atifa Hazima Wahab on Friday.
00:26According to the charge sheets, the group, along with two others still at large, wrongfully
00:32confined Mohamed Faris Syahmi Mohamed Rizwan in a flat in Plentong Baru between 10 p.m.
00:39on April 18 and 4 a.m. the following day. They were also charged for threatening him, extorting
00:45him of 650 ringgit and the keys to his motorcycle, as well as using physical violence and threats
00:53to force him into agreeing to pay 3,000 ringgit. The court also heard that all the accused,
00:59except for 22-year-old Nuredriana Balkisi Annabella Norazman, caused physical injuries to the victim
01:07during the incident. The charges were framed under sections 342, 506, 384 and 323 of the Penal Code.
01:19The charges carry up to 14 years' imprisonment for the most serious offence, in addition
01:24to fines or caning upon conviction. The court set bail at 16,000 ringgit for each of the men,
01:32while Nuredriana was granted bail of 14,000 ringgit.
01:37Next mention of the case has been fixed for June 3rd. Earlier, eight suspects involved
01:44in a viral video showing a man being assaulted at an apartment were arrested on Monday.
01:49last night, six weeks on Monday. All the other day, seven weeks later, eight weeks later.
01:55I was there today. I lived in a very quiet city hall for now.
01:59After a hotel, eight weeks later, four days later, eight weeks later, eight weeks later
02:02by 10,000 ringgit. So now that one of the season has been docked,
02:12five years later, five years later, one of the people who have been attacked.
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