Malaysian Court Rejects Appeal Of Former Member Of The Indonesian PRT Rapists Council

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JAKARTA - Malaysia's Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by former member of the Paul Yong Choo Kiong council who was previously found guilty of raping a household assistant (PRT) from Indonesia in July 2019.

Reported by ANTARA, Friday, March 1, a panel consisting of three judges at the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya, Friday, with a majority decision 2-1 rejecting the appeal filed by former member of the Tronoh council (ADUN).

The panel of judges decided that the High Court of Ipoh had not made a mistake in punishing and imposing a sentence on the appeal applicant. The defendant is considered to have failed to raise doubts over the charges against the former member of the council.

However, the Court of Appeal reduced Paul Yong's prison sentence from 13 years and two lashes to eight years with two lashes.

Yong was charged with raping 23-year-old PRT at Taman Meru Desa, Ipoh, Perak, between 20.15 and 21.15 on July 7, 2019. He was charged under Article 376 (1) of the Criminal Code and was sentenced to prison for up to 20 years and caning.

Meanwhile, the Coordinator of the Consular Function of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur Yoshi Iskandar said that of course the Indonesian Embassy respects the court judge's decision.

The Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, according to him, also tried to contact the victim's family regarding the court's decision.