Paul Yong gets 13 years’ jail, 2 strokes of the cane

PETALING JAYA: The Ipoh High Court has sentenced Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong to 13 years’ jail and two strokes of the cane for raping his former maid, reports Bernama.

This comes after the court found him guilty of rape, with judge Abdul Wahab Mohamed ruling that the prosecution had proved the elements of the charge through the witnesses who testified in court.

Yong, a former state executive councillor, had been charged with raping the woman in a room at his house in Meru Desa Park here between 8.15pm and 9.15pm on July 9, 2019.

He had pleaded not guilty to the charge under Section 376 (1) of the Penal Code. — Free Malaysia Today

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