OFF THE WIRE
Three men linked to the Coffin Cheaters outlaw motorcycle gang have appeared in court charged with lying to Western Australia's corruption watchdog about a gang brawl.
Brothers Troy and Clint Byfield and Mohammed Alamdar appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court on Friday accused of giving false or misleading evidence in private hearings before the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC).
They were being questioned over a violent brawl between Coffin Cheaters and Finks bikie gang members at the Kwinana Motorplex in Perth's south last October.
Troy Byfield is facing six charges of lying to the CCC during hearings in November and January, including saying he was not involved in the brawl and did not grab a knife during it.
Alamdar is facing three charges of lying, including saying he did not see the brawl and only learned about it later through the media.
Clint Byfield is facing three charges of lying plus a charge of disclosing a restricted matter by telling people he had been summonsed to appear before the CCC when instructed not to.
The lawyer for Alamdar and Troy Byfield indicated they would plead not guilty at their next appearance.
The three men were granted bail on $5000 undertakings to reappear in court on August 26.
Six more men linked to the Coffin Cheaters are due to appear in court next Friday on similar charges relating to their evidence before the CCC.
The maximum penalty for giving false evidence to the CCC is a three-year prison term if the case is heard in the magistrates court and a five-year prison term if the case is referred to a higher court.
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