Appeal against Lee Long’s acquittal Feb 19

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SIBU: Sibu High Court Judge Supang Lian yesterday fixed Feb 19 next year for the hearing proper of the appeal case against the order of acquittal and discharge of Wong Leh Yin @ Lee Long.

Deputy public prosecutor Robert Pasang Alam had earlier filed an appeal against the decision of the Sessions Court on March 18, 2011, to discharge and acquit Lee Long and his seven cohorts of eight criminal charges under the Penal Code.

In the case, star witness Kueh Chiow Huat @ Ah Huat had claimed he was beaten up and tortured during his abduction by the men in February 2007.

In the first charge, Matthew Soong Chan Chin, 35, Wee Teck Hong, 43, and Hii Chie Ping, 38, together with another man allegedly committed robbery of a lorry, and put Ah Huat in fear of instant death, or hurt, and wrongfully restrained him at Lai Chee Road about 9am on Feb 7, 2007.

The charge was framed under Section 392 of the Penal Code.

In the second charge, Hii, Soong, Wee and Wong Kong Yew, 33, with 10 others still at large were said to have committed a gang-robbery of Kueh Chiow Lee’s properties on Feb 9, 2007 about 3pm at Sawi Road.

They were indicted under Section 395 of the Penal Code read with Section 391 of the same Code.

In the third charge, Wee, together with four others still at large were indicted under Section 344 of the same Code for wrongful confinement of Ah Huat for 14 days.

In the fourth charge, Wong Leh Yin @ Lee Long, 46, was accused of abetting with Hii, Soong, Wee, Wong, Lau Ang Ho, 33, Yong King Lung, 26, Yong Kie Teck, 40, and 22 others still at large for abducting Ah Huat at several places.

Lee Long was charged under Section 109 of the Penal Code, read with Section 365 of the same Code.

In the fifth charge, Hii, Soong, Wee, Wong, Lau, King Lung and Kie Teck were alleged to have abducted Ah Huat and confined him at several places.

The charge was filed under Section 365 of the same code.

In the sixth charge, Lau was alleged to have caused hurt to Kueh Thoo Yong on Feb 11, 2007 at about 3pm in Deshon Road.

The charge was filed under Section 323 of the same code.

In the seventh charge, Hii, Soong, Wee and Wong together with 20 others still at large were said to have caused grievous hurt to Ah Huat at several places between Feb 6, 2007 at about 7pm and Feb 9, 2007 at about 6pm.

They were charged under Section 325 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same Code.

The eighth charge said Hii, Soong, Wee, Wong, Lau, King Lung and Kie Teck had voluntarily caused hurt to Ah Huat by means of instrument of stabbing or cutting and heated substance between Feb 10, 2007 at about 6pm and Feb 11 at about 7pm in Deshon Road.

The charge was framed under Section 324 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same code.