ALOR SETAR: The 10 suspects detained by police in relation to the discovery of the body of a 17-year-old girl in a rubber plantation in Pokok Sena on May 11 were charged at Alor Setar Magistrate s Court here Tuesday (May 25).
They arrived at court at around 9.00am and at 11.30am were brought before Magistrate Nurshahida Abdul Rahim to be charged.
The main suspect, 26-year-old Low Yong Peng, was charged under Section 201 of the Penal Code for disposing or hiding evidence of a crime with the intention of avoiding punishment under the law.
The charge carries a maximum of seven years imprisonment or a fine, or both.