Elly Fazaniza
newsdesk@thesundaily.com
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 24, 2012): The land battle between 'Green Cow' farmers in Cameron Highlands and a developer continues to escalate with two resident farmers ordered to present themselves for a hearing against LTT Developers on Jan 29 next year.
On Thursday, the duo's lawyer Collin Arvind Andrew told theSun that S. Ravidran, 28, and S. Marapan, 43, had been accused of obstructing the developer's bulldozers from carrying out construction work in July.
"They have been charged under section 341 of the Penal Code for wrongful restraint. The hearing will be at the Cameron Highlands magistrate's court," he said.
He added that in February, a Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) member and two more residents will also appear before the High Court in Temerloh, Pahang.
He said that PSM member B. Suresh, with S. Nagarajan and S. Tanabalan, have been ordered to appear on Feb 22.
"On July 30, they had also stopped some bulldozers. As no prima facie case had been presented, the accused had been acquitted," Andrew said.
The attorney-general subsequently filed an appeal to the High Court to overturn the decision. Suresh has been charged under the Penal Code, section 341, which carries a maximum punishment of one month imprisonment, or fine up to RM1,000 or both.
Meanwhile, Nagarajan and Tanabalan are charged under section 506 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum punishment of two years' imprisonment or fine, or both, he said.
PSM secretary-general S. Arutchelvan reiterated the party's call for the attorney-general to drop all charges against the residents as they were merely protecting their homes.
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