Two men, including disabled mechanic, charged over Second Link race
KULAI: Two mechanics, including a disabled man, were charged in the magistrate’s court here today with reckless and dangerous driving during an alleged illegal race on the Johor Second Link expressway last Saturday.
Two mechanics, one of whom is disabled, faced charges in a Malaysian court for allegedly recklessly driving during an unauthorized street race on the Johor Second Link expressway. Mohamad Riduan Abd Ghani, 26, and Muhamad Aiman Izzuddin Shukri, also 26, entered not guilty pleas to the charges before Magistrate R. Salini. The men, who work as mechanics in Johor and Kuala Lumpur, were accused of endangering other road users with their dangerous driving at 7am on August 22.
They faced Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which imposes a maximum five-year prison term, a fine between RM5,000 and RM15,000, and a five-year driving license suspension if convicted. The prosecution, led by Deputy Public Prosecutor Lee Weng Hong, accused the men of endangering others on the expressway, while they were represented by lawyers R.S.
Amarpreet Singh and Abd Rahim Ali. The court set the bail at RM5,000 with one surety for each accused and fixed October 5 for the next court appearance. The charges emerged following a police investigation after a 33-second video of the alleged illegal race went viral on social media. The video showed two riders racing while others reportedly blocked the expressway to clear a path for them, and some participants set off firecrackers to celebrate.
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