Police recovered the wallets of three hostages of an alleged cult accused of staging a daring arm heist in July, the Kuala Lumpur High Court hearing the Al-Ma'unah "treason" trial heard this morning.

Investigating officer ASP Baharum Abu said that police found the wallets belonging to Special Branch corporal R Sagadevan and army commando Mathew a/k Medan, both of whom were allegedly tortured and killed by their captors.

Part of Mathew's uniform, a shirt with his name stitched on it, was also recovered.

Police also retrieved the wallet and a pistol belonging to another hostage, Ahmad Shah, a Special Branch detective sergeant who survived the ordeal.

Baharum said that the police found an M-16 gun, five magazines, 106 bullets, a bayonet and a walkie-talkie beside the body of Mohd Halim Ali, an alleged member of Al-Ma'unah.

Mohd Halim was the only member of the gang who was killed.

Baharum was giving evidence in the case where the 29 members of the Al-Ma'unah group are accused under section 121 of the Penal Code for waging war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, which carries the punishment of death or life sentence, or a fine, if found guilty of waging war or abetting to wage war in the country.

They are alleged to have committed the offence between June and July 6 at Pos 2, Km 19, Kuala Rui, Jalanraya Timur-Barat, Grik; Batalion 304, Infantri (AW), Kem Grik, Grik; and in Bukit Jenalik, Sauk, all in Perak ([#1]Twenty-nine Al-Ma'unah members claim trial{/#], Aug 9).

They are alleged to have stolen a cache of weapons and ammunition from two military camps by impersonating army officers in the early hours of July 2. It has been reported that the group surrendered to the authorities on July 7 at Bukit Jenalik.

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