IPOH, July 27 — The High Court here will decide today whether Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong is guilty of raping his former Indonesian maid three years ago.
If judge Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohamed decides to convict, Yong would be liable for up to 20 years’ imprisonment and caning under Section 376 of the Penal Code.On July 8, 2019, Yong came under the spotlight after the Indonesian worker filed a police report, in which she claimed that he had raped her at his house in Meru here.
Yong’s lawyers applied under Section 417 of the Criminal Procedure Code for his case to be transferred to the High Court, but this was rejected on November 26.Yong pursued the matter at the Federal Court before the Covid-19 pandemic struck and interrupted proceedings for several months. On April 6, a representative of the Indonesian Embassy told the High Court that the maid lodged a complaint via telephone alleging she was raped by Yong and that this did not have signs of coaching.
The next day, the trial was postponed to June and July after the prosecution team told the High Court that three witnesses were under Covid-19 quarantine.
He thought he would be safe when hed betrayed his friends
it will serve him well. let's see
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