KUALA TERENGGANU: A man pleaded not guilty at the magistrate's court here, today, against charges of abducting a teenager and possessing a replica pistol.
The accused, Mohd Zul Arifi Mohd Noor, 38, made the plea after the two charges were read to him before magistrate Noor Mazrinie Mahmood.
According to the first charge, Zul Arifi is alleged to have abducted a 15-year-old boy who he confined at a restaurant near a secondary school in this district at 3.30pm on June 13.
On the second charge, he is alleged to have possessed an unbranded replica pistol at the same location, time and date.
The accused is facing charges under Section 365 of the Penal Code and Section 32(2) of the Firearms (Dangerous Weapons) Act 1960.
The court fixed July 25 as the next mention date for the case and allowed the accused to be released on RM16,000 bail with one surety.
Deputy public prosecutor Nur Aisyah Mohamad prosecuted, while the accused was not represented.