GEORGE TOWN: Four men pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Thursday (March 5) to a charge of conspiring to cause grievous bodily harm to a man using a machete last week. They are accused of conspiring to commit an unlawful act by causing grievous bodily harm with a machete to Prashanraj A/L Sivasamy, 33. The offence was allegedly committed in front of the entrance of the Hyundai showroom at Gurney Paragon Mall here at about 8am last Wednesday. The charge, framed under Section 326 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 120B of the Penal Code, provides imprisonment for up to 20 years and can be fined or whipped if convicted. The court allowed the four men, represented by lawyer Lim Xian Zhi, bail of RM15,000 with one surety each.

Source: The Star March 05, 2026 15:50 UTC