Local duo deny robbery charge

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KOTA KINABALU: Two 33-year-old local men pleaded not guilty to a joint charge of armed-gang robbery at the Sessions Court here yesterday.

Judge Azreena Aziz fixed February 24–25, this year for the trial of Hassan Miong and Armudi Asalin.

The duo denied robbing a 24-year-old woman of a vehicle worth RM48,000 in front of a house in Taman Iramanis, Luyang on June 19, 2013, at 8.20pm while armed with a machete.

The charge framed under Section 395/397 of the Penal Code carries imprisonment of up to 20 years and shall also liable to whipping upon conviction.

The court ordered for both the accused to be further remanded in custody pending disposal of their case.

Deputy public prosecutor Dominic Chew Ban Huat prosecuted while both the accused were unrepresented.