Malaysian Court of Appeal upholds 7-year prison sentence and caning for former teacher convicted of sexually assaulting students.
The Court of Appeal in Malaysia confirmed a seven-year prison sentence and one stroke of the cane for former teacher Tuan Sembok Tuan Puteh, convicted of sexually assaulting two female students. The court deemed the sentence, effective from November 2022, appropriate. This case follows another ruling where a former teacher received a nine-year sentence and two strokes for assaulting a 10-year-old boy.
September 23, 2024
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