The 15 pro-Umno supporters who barged into the Penang legislative assembly last month were charged with trespassing in a magistrate’s court today.

They claimed trial to the charge under Section 448 of the Penal Code for trespassing into the state assembly on May 21 in search of DAP Seri Delima assemblyman RSN Rayer.

The accused are Mohd Ridzwan Bakar, 54, Hisham Ahmad Sabri, 43, Afriz Mohd Noor, 36, Rosesarwandi Saad@Yaacob, 33, Mohd Rizuad Mohd Azudin, 37, Hisham Abdul Hamid, 38, Mohd Nashrol Hisham Abdullah, 38, Azmeal Abu Bakar, 42, Mohamad Yusmadi Mohad Yusof, 34, Mohd Hilmie Ibrahim, 37, Jasmin Noordin, 40, Nordin Wahab, 41, Mohamed Ghani Abd Jiman, 48, Wan Abidin Zain, 51, and Mohamed Ibrahim A Siahoo, 31.

They are charged with committing the offence with another person still at large, to allegedly intimidate Penang state assembly secretary Maheswari a/p Malayandy on May 21, 2014 at 1.30pm.

The 15 were released on bail of RM2,000 each and magistrate Nurul Rasyidah Mohd Akit fixed July 22 for mention of the case.

State prosecution unit chief Razali Che Ani handled the prosecution while Abu Bakar AS Sidek and Wan Nazri Othman appeared for the men.

They were accompanied by their supporters who filled up the courtroom, while police told members of the media to leave the courtroom.

The 15 are members of the state Umno Youth and Perkasa.

During the incident last month, the group wanted Rayer to retract and apologise for the words "Umno celaka" (Umno be damned) that he uttered in the state assembly on May 20.

Rayer was yesterday arrested for sedition for uttering the remark and released on police bail.

He was due to be charged today, under Section 4 (1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948, for uttering seditious words in the state legislative assembly.

However, the matter was put off on the orders of the Attorney-General’s Chambers, pending further notice.

Assemblyperson Rayer not being charged today