4 Chinese nationals claim trial to kidnapping S’porean for S$1mil ransom
The three men and a woman are accused of abducting and wrongfully confining the Singaporean man at Penang International Airport on July 26.
Four Chinese nationals, Liu Ting Jun, Huang Jian, Wang Hao Yu, and Guan Siqi, face kidnapping charges in Penang for allegedly abducting a Singaporean man, Quek Aik Teng, at the airport in July. The group demanded a ransom of S$1 million, or approximately RM3.28 million. The four pleaded not guilty in Balik Pulau sessions court, with judge Ahzal Fariz Ahmad Khairuddin refusing bail for all four.
Deputy public prosecutor Ikmal Affendi Zulkifly objected to bail, citing the serious nature of the crime and its public interest. The four are accused of jointly confining Quek at Penang International Airport on July 26. Lawyers for the four defendants requested bail with conditions such as surrendering passports, reporting to the police, and not interfering with witnesses.
Bail was denied, and the case is set to be heard again on October 15. Police reportedly killed two suspects involved in the kidnapping syndicate in Alor Setar, Kedah, last Saturday.
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