11 men charged with being members of organised crime group

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 11 men were charged in the Sessions Court here Monday (May 25) with being members of an organised crime group known as the "RT6 Gang" since 2020. They are A. Raja Ratanam, K. Sunthreson, C. Vijaya Kumar, N. Nadarajah, T. Raman, R. Vijayan, M. Kumaaran, N. Harichandran, S. Maran, Suwaran Singh Minder Singh and Mohammad Atif Khan Mohammad Ali Khan, aged between 22 and 48 years old. All of them nodded after the charges were read out separately before Judge Izralizam Sanusi, but no plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court. They are charged under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code with becoming members of the organised crime group in the Sentul district between Jan 14, 2020 and April 27, 2026. The offence provides a prison sentence of between five and 20 years upon conviction. The court denied bail for all the accused and fixed June 24 for mention of the case and submission of documents. The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutors Lokman Kasim and Yazid Mustaqim Roslan, while the defence team comprised lawyers Datuk Rajpal Singh, Eu Kah Mun, M. Mathaven, Grace Francis, Muhammad Izzhar Idris, S. Kirthen, S. Premila and Kelvin Francis. Nadarajah and Raman were unrepresented.