SEREMBAN: Two staff of a private drug rehabilitation centre changed their plea to not guilty at the Sessions Court here to the charge of causing grievous hurt to a male trainee last month.
M. Jason Jai Ganesh, 48, a supervisor, and Kelvin Raymond, 26, an assistant worker, changed their plea before Judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi during today’s case mention.
The two men were jointly charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to the 38-year-old victim with a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe at the management office of the rehabilitation centre in Lenggeng, Nilai near here at about 11 am on March 19.
The charge, under Section 326 of the Penal Code and read together with Section 34 of the same law, provides imprisonment for up to 20 years and a fine or whipping, if convicted.
The prosecution was handled by deputy public prosecutor Syamimi Farhana Muhammad A. Aziz and the two accused were represented by lawyer Patrick Samuel Sebastian.
Earlier, Patrick asked for a lower bail as both of his clients were from poor families and have been in prison since their arrest on March 20.
Meor Sulaiman then set bail at RM8,000 with one surety for each of the accused and fixed June 21 for re-mention of the case.
