KUALA LUMPUR — A total of 11 men were arraigned in the Sessions Court here today on charges of being members of an organised crime group known as the “RT6 Gang” from 2020.
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 22 to 48, nodded in understanding after the charges were read out separately before Judge Izralizam Sanusi.
No confession was recorded from them as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
According to the charges, they are alleged to have been members of the “RT6 Gang” organised crime group in the Sentul district between 14 Jan 2020 and 27 April 2026.
The charge was brought under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code which provides for a minimum prison sentence of five years and a maximum of 20 years, if convicted.
The court did not grant them bail and set June 24 for the case to be mentioned again for the submission of documents.
The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutors Lokman Kasim and Yazid Mustaqim Roslan.
At the proceedings, the defense was lined up by lawyers Datuk Rajpal Singh, Eu Kah Mun, M. Mathaven, Grace Francis, Muhammad Izzhar Idris, S. Kirthen, S. Premila and Kelvin Francis.
Only Nadarajah and Raman were not represented by lawyers.
Yesterday, the media reported that the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department successfully dismantled a drug trafficking syndicate known as the RT Gang through action under the Special Security Measures Act 2012.
Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the syndicate is believed to have been active in drug processing and distribution activities as well as violent crimes around the Klang Valley since 2020.
— BERNAMA
