BUKIT MERTAJAM: All 49 men arrested for allegedly being in a congregation of hundreds of foreigners outside a surau in Taman Pelangi on Tuesday (July 20) morning have been remanded to help with the investigation.
They arrived at the Bukit Mertajam courthouse in three police trucks at about 10.20am on Wednesday (July 21).
Among them were 48 Bangladeshis aged between 20 and 43 years who were remanded for four days.
A 64-year-old local man who was part of the group was remanded for three days.
Assistant court registrar Hasliza Razak granted the remand order.
On Tuesday, Penang police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the men allegedly performed Hari Raya Aidiladha prayers outside the surau.
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