The 13 men and nine women made the plea before judge Latifah Mohd Tahar after the charges were read out separately upon the transfer of the case to the High Court here.
The 12 men who claimed trial in addition to Nasiruddin were Hasnan Abd Hamid, 54; Mohd Shukri Mohd Noor, 54; Mokhtar Tajuddin, 61; Shuhaimi Mohamed, 57; Muhammad Afdaluddin Latif, 35; Mohamad Sayuti Omar, 36; Mohd Fazil Md Jasin, 58; Mohammad Adib At-Tamimi Asa’ari, 33; Mohd Dhirar Fakhrur Razi, 35; Muhammad Zahid Azhar @ Nadzri, 52; Abu Ubaidah Ahnad Shukri, 35; and Muhammad Fajrul Islam Khalid, 29.
The nine women meanwhile were Hamimah Yakub, 72; Azura Md Yusof, 58; Asmat @ Asmanira Muhammad Ramly, 45; Mahani Kasim, 55; Siti Salmiah Ismail, 58; Siti Hajar Ismail, 52; Khalilatul-Zalifah Mohammad Jamil, 28; Nurul Jannah Idris, 29; and Nur Jannah Omar, 33.
They were charged with being members of an organised crime group at a location in Bandar Country Homes, Rawang, between October 2020 and Sept 11, 2024.
The charges were made under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment of between five and 20 years upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Shafiq Hashim did not propose any bail as the offence is under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012.
Lawyer Rosli Kamaruddin, representing the accused with the exception of Hamimah, informed the court that they were in the process of completing bail applications for the individuals involved.
“Seventeen applications have been filed but are not yet complete. We will submit affidavits such as health certificates.
“Meanwhile, four more applications will be filed this week. Everything will be completed within a week before being submitted to the deputy public prosecutor,” he said.
The court then fixed March 17 to hear the bail applications for the 21 defendants, except for Hamimah who was granted bail of RM40,000 with two sureties on Jan 13.
On Oct 23, 2024, Nasiruddin, Azura, Mohammad Adib At-Tamimi Asa’ari and 19 top leaders of GISBH were charged at the Selayang sessions court with being members of an organised crime group since 2020.
They nodded after the charges were read out before judge Lailatul Zuraida Harron @ Harun, but no plea was recorded as the case comes under the jurisdiction of the High Court.