BAIL DENIED FOR 14 ‘NICKY GANG’ MEMBERS
4 Chinese nationals among those charged with being members of organised crime group
FOURTEEN people, including four Chinese nationals, were charged at the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court with being members of the organised crime group “Nicky Gang”.
The group arrived at the courthouse via a police pickup truck at 7.30am and was heavily guarded by a Special Task Force on Organised Crime (STAFOC) unit.
The police personnel, armed with automatic weapons and wearing full tactical gear, ushered the 14 into the lock-up room before they were taken to the Sessions Court on the third floor of the building.
Ten of the 14 are Malaysians. They are Lee Han Keat, Lee Kam Onn, Datuk Lee Kum Wong, Datuk Liow Wei Kin, Datuk Liow Wei Loon, Eee Eng Chee, Dr Jovian Joris Tan Chern Chian, Datuk Loo Siew Chin, Lim Kang Li and Datuk Seri Andrew Lim Kim Ming.
Wei Kin and Wei Loon are siblings of the leader of the group, fugitive businessman Datuk Seri Nicky Liow Soon Hee.
The four Chinese nationals are Gu Xing Qiong, Jiang Xue, Huang Lei and his wife, Wang Yu Jun.
All the accused, chained together
inside the dock, said they understood the charges read to them before judge Jamaludin Mat. However, no pleas were recorded from them.
According to the charge sheet, 13 of them were charged under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code for being members of an organised crime group named Nicky Gang near SetiaWalk between January 2017 and March this year.
Kim Ming, who is an auditor, was charged with abetting the organised crime group at the same place and time.
The offence falls under Section 130W of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment.
Deputy public prosecutor Kamal Baharin Omar asked the court not to impose bail for all the accused, in accordance with Section 13 of the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).
The prosecution also asked the court to issue a warrant of arrest against Liow and his Chinese national wife, Nik Zhe, who are on the run. The court denied bail to all the accused and fixed April 22
for mention.
Counsels Salim Bashir, Datuk Suraj Singh, Datuk Rajpal Singh, Jay Moy Wei Jiun, Mohd Salehuddin Mohd Salleh, Datuk Krishnan Kesavan Nair and M. Hafiz Zainol Abidin represented the accused.
Police had arrested 68 individuals, including those with Datuk and Datuk Seri titles, believed to be close associates of Liow.
The 33-year-old businessman is suspected to have committed various offences, including money laundering.