Politician's brother among four charged with murdering businessman
Friday, 25 Jan 20191:54 PM MYT
by nurbaiti hamdan
KAJANG: Four men, including the younger brother of a politician with a "Datuk" title, have been charged with the murder of a businessman.
Tariq Hussin Akhtar Husin, 37, appeared before the magistrate's court here with three other men.
The other three were Masysar Ahmad, Saiful Anuar Shaari and Muhammad Syafirul Hazlan Zainal, all aged 27.
They were charged together with a man still at large with murdering 42-year-old Harris Morunting at a house at Jalan Seri Putra 2/5B, Bandar Seri Putra near here.
The charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
No plea was recorded.
DPP R. Siamalar did not offer bail.
Lawyer Zamri Idrus appeared for the accused persons.
Magistrate Fadzilatul Isma Ahmad Refngah fixed the case for mention on Feb 26.
It was reported that a businessman was abducted from his home in Bandar Seri Putra in Kajang over a dispute involving a Bitcoin investment.
The kidnappers contacted the wife and asked for a RM600,000 ransom.
The businessman, however, was found dead and his body was left at the lobby of the emergency department at a private hospital in Jalan Ampang on Jan 3.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/01/25/politicians-brother-among-four-charged-with-murdering-businessman/#UsRkfrSZ0hmOFyoF.99
After a police investigation was launched, 10 suspects, including the brother of the Umno youth exco member, were arrested in separate raids in the Klang Valley, last week.
