KUALA LUMPUR (May 22, 2012): Three men were charged with kidnapping Nayati Shamelin Moodliar with intention to demand a ransom of RM300,000 at the Magistrate’s court today.
Chong Tat Siong, 24, from Chemor, Perak, Foong Khar Fai, 19, from Ampang and Lee Phak Seng, 24, from Cheras, allegedly committed the offence with another, who is still at large, at Jalan Kiara 1, Mont Kiara at 7.30am on April 27, 2012.
The charge under Section 3 of the Kidnapping Act 1961, carries a death sentence or life imprisonment, upon conviction. If no death sentence is ordered, whipping can be imposed.
No plea was recorded from the three accused.
DPP Faizah Mohd Salleh asked the court to set a mention date as the prosecution are waiting for the chemistry report.
Magistrate Erry Shahriman Nor Aripin set July 20 for mention.
Lawyer Rejinder Singh represented Chong who is self-employed and Foong, a handphone seller. The third accused, Lee, an unemployed was not represented.
Nayati, a Dutch national, was kidnapped by two men while walking to school in the Mont Kiara neighbourhood on April 27. He was held for six days at a house in Ipoh, Perak.
He was freed in Sungai Buloh after his parents who were contacted by the abductors via Facebook, paid a ransom of RM300,000.
Police have recovered half of the ransom money with the arrest of the seven suspects.
The case drew both local and international attention after Facebook postings by Nayati's parents on the case went viral.
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