Court of Appeal judge Wira Mohtarudin Baki, who was leading the three-man panel, rejected the appeal by the 37-year-old father against the decision of the Shah Alam High Court in 2017. The appeal is rejected and the sentence of the High Court is maintained,” said Judge Mohtarudin who sat together with judges Rhodzariah Bujang and Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah. Deputy Public Prosecutor Nik Syahril Nik Ab Rahman applied for the High Court sentence to be maintained as the man had committed a serious offence in raping his own daughter. According to the trend, the penalty for the offence is normally 18 years in jail,” he said. Dissatisfied with the decision, the prosecution appealed to the High Court for a heavier sentence.

Source: The Star January 03, 2019 13:07 UTC