Selangor exco member Ronnie Liu was today charged with abetment in obstructing a Subang Jaya Municipal Council enforcement officer in closing down a hotel last year.
Liu claimed trial and the case will be mentioned for hearing on Feb 10 next year. He was charged at the Petaling Jaya magistrate's court this morning at 9.40am.
Magistrate Mohamad Ibrahim Mohammad Ghulam granted him bail of RM3,500 in one surety. The bail was posted by his brother John Liu.
The charge sheet said that Liu, along with several hotel customers and workers, had obstructed enforcement officer Mohamed Hadzlin Zulkepli in closing the hotel in Bandar Puchong Jaya, Selangor on Nov 2, 2007.
The alleged offence is said to have occurred at Hotel Chile between 5.30pm and 6.30pm.
Liu was arrested by the police last Wednesday at the lobby of the Selangor State Secretariat building over this matter. He is the Pandamaran state assemblyperson. He is also in charge of local government, research and development committee in the state cabinet.
On Thursday, Liu filed a notice of motion at the Shah Alam High Court to set aside the warrant of arrest issued and served on him - malaysiakini.com
The Star's report
PETALING JAYA: Selangor Executive Councillor Ronnie Liu Tan Khiew, 49, claimed trial at the Petaling Jaya magistrate’s court on Monday to abetment in obstructing a Subang Jaya Municipal Council enforcement officer from carrying out his duty last year.
He is accused of abetting Puchong’s Hotel Chile customers and workers in attempting to stop council official Mohamed Hadzim Zulkapli from discharging his duty on Nov 2 last year.
Magistrate Mohamad Ibrahim Mohammad Ghulam granted him bail of RM3,000 in one surety and set Feb 10 for mention.
Liu, who is a DAP central committee member and the Local Government, Study and Research Committee chairman, was arrested at the state secretariat building in Shah Alam on Wednesday this year and released on a RM2,000 bail on the same day.
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