13 held over riot outside Kepong entertainment outlet

13 held over riot outside Kepong entertainment outlet

Sentul police chief Basri Sagoni says the suspects, between 18 and 45 years of age, have been remanded until Thursday.

Basri Sagoni OCPD Sentul Sentul police chief
Sentul police chief Basri Sagoni said the investigation papers have been referred to the deputy public prosecutor’s office for further action. (PDRM pic)
PETALING JAYA:
Police have arrested 13 men suspected of being involved in a riot outside an entertainment centre in Kepong.

Sentul police chief Basri Sagoni said the suspects, aged between 18 and 45, were detained after a report about a fight, received on April 12.

“All detainees, along with the seized items, were brought to the Sentul police headquarters,” he said in a statement.

Basri also said a remand order was granted until April 16. The investigation papers have been referred to the deputy public prosecutor’s office for further action.

He said investigations found that the fight was believed to have been triggered by a customer at the premises who was intoxicated.

The incident came about a week after a vandalism incident at an entertainment centre in Cheras.

In the Cheras case, 32 people were fined RM3,000 each by the Kuala Lumpur magistrates’ court for rioting with weapons at the entertainment outlet on April 5.

Another two people, aged 19, were fined RM2,000 each for the same offence.

The High Court will review the sentences of all 34 next week.

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