Seven men, including a 16-year-old, have pleaded not guilty in the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court to charges of participating in an armed riot outside a cafe in Desa Tun Razak, Sungai Besi.

KUALA LUMPUR: Seven men, including a teenager, pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today to charges of rioting while armed with weapons in front of a cafe in Desa Tun Razak, Sungai Besi, last week.

Iftikhar Muhammad Rehmani Mohd Rafie, 30, Danny Chan Tim Meng, 20, Yee Jun Jiet, 20, Khaw Kah Ho, 19, Mohd Quayyum Azman, 43, Syaiful Kamal Abdulahak, 44, and a 16-year-old boy were charged with committing the offence alongside another individual who is still at large.

All seven were accused of participating in a riot and possessing dangerous objects that could be used as weapons to attack others during the incident at about 11 pm on Nov 1.