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Kota Kinabalu: Eleven people including a Datuk were charged in the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court, Monday, for being allegedly involved in an organised crime group named "Geng Upik".

No plea taken from the accused after the charge was read out to them before judge Noor Hafizah Mohd Salim.

The accused were Rahman Burijin, 44; Jaisalfian Jaineh @ Zaini, 45,; Mohd Fauzie Rablin, 33; Shahlan Shah Abdul Samad, 37; Datuk Maslan Sani, 41; Nelson Yen Yee Chung, 46; Mohd Faridzul Asmahadi, 31; Fazrul Bahar, 32; Alkan Abraham, 35; Mazlan Mahmud, 41; and Mahathir Jibarail, 49.

They were charged under Section 130V (1) of the Penal Code and may can be punished with imprisonment for not less than five years and not more than 20 if convicted.

The court fixed March 1 for mention of the case.