JOHOR BAHRU, Jan. 2 -- Six men claimed trial at the Magistrate and Sessions Courts here to charges of rioting with weapons and causing grievous hurt to a man at Taman Mount Austin here last month.

The accused, Choy Soon Chye, 41; Soh Say Shin, 36; Soo Toh Siang, 30; Calvin Phua Khim Hau, 29; Yap See Hong, 26; and Tan Shen Qi, 21, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out before Sessions Court Judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Arifin Ismail.

According to the charge sheet, the six men had allegedly acted with a joint intention to cause grievous harm to Low Chun Yong, 28, using weapons such as a meat cleaver, a taser gun, a plastic chair and an iron rod, which can potentially cause death.

They were charged under Section 326 of the Penal Code...