PUTRAJAYA, Sept 18 —* Mohamad Riza Makar, a member of Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holdings (GISBH), has pleaded not guilty to charges of threatening a witness to retract a police report against the organization. 

The 39-year-old faced charges under Section 506 of the Penal Code before Magistrate Ahmad Afiq Hasan at the Magistrates Court. The alleged offense took place on September 9 in a parking lot at Galeria PjH, Precinct 4.

According to the charges, Mohamad Riza threatened 25-year-old Siti Nur Dalila Diyana Ismail, stating, “Kita tunggu (We’ll be waiting)... Kita tahu dekat mana rumah, suami dan keluarga (We know where your home, spouse, and family are).”