KUALA LUMPUR: Two more local individuals were today charged with kidnapping a Palestinian man here last month.
Mohd Zaidi Mohd Zain and Tengku Hazarul Ismail T Hamid were charged under Section 3 of the Kidnapping Act before magistrate Wong Chai Sia today.
They face the death sentence or life imprisonment if convicted.
The duo were charged with kidnapping Omar ZM Al-Belbaisy Raeda at Jalan Mayang here on Sept 28. The victim was allegedly kidnapped to force him to deactivate computer software and hack into mobile phones.
No plea was recorded from them and both accused were later denied bail.
Deputy public prosecutor Fatin Hanum Abdul Hadi and Kamarul Aris Kamalludin prosecuted, while the accused were not represented.
Magistrate Wong Chai Sia set December 15 for case mention.
On Oct 14, 11 individuals were charged with kidnapping the same Palestinian citizen at Jalan Mayang here on Sept 28.
Earlier this month police said they had arrested 18 people in various location in the Klang Valley in connection with the abduction of a Palestinian man in the Jalan Yap Kwan Seng area.