KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General's Chambers today denied a report claiming it had issued a written directive to dismiss a 2016 alleged sexual abuse case against a minor at a tahfiz in Manjoi, Perak. "In fact, none was mentioned in the Perak Prosecution Office’s letter to the magistrate," he said. The case involved a 10-year-old boy (in 2016) who was alleged to have been sexually molested by three seniors at the school. Explaining the case, Thomas said police have condicted their investigation after the victim's mother lodged a police report in Aug 2016. "On Aug 5 this year, the magistrate served on the Perak Prosecution Office a notice to state that the case had been fixed on Oct 9.

Source: New Strait Times October 21, 2019 13:52 UTC