Five, including teens, plead guilty over Johor restaurant brawl during World Cup screening
Five men, including two teenagers, have pleaded guilty to affray following a brawl at a restaurant during a World Cup final screening in Johor Bahru. The adults were fined RM700 each, while the teenagers await character reports for sentencing.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the legal consequences of public disturbances and the role of judicial oversight in managing youth offenders.
JOHOR BAHRU, July 23 — Five men, including two teenagers, pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today to fighting and causing a disturbance at a restaurant during a live screening of the World Cup final last Monday.
The accused, Abdullah Tenis Munisamy, 38; Keevaan Jay Arkesh Rajendran, 28; Muhammad Nafiz, 19; and two teenagers aged 15 and 17, entered the plea after the charge was read before Magistrate Nurzihan Abdul Rahman.
They were charged with fighting in a public place at a restaurant in Taman Daya here at 5.40am on July 20.
The charge was framed under Section 160 of the Penal Code for affray, read together with Section 34 of the same code for joint liability.
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