KLANG: A 42-year-old father of five claimed trial at the Sessions Court here with 55 counts of incest with his daughter and nine counts of raping her friend. If found guilty of the 55 charges under Section 376B (1) of the Penal Code for incest, he faces a maximum 30-year jail term and whipping for each charge. Additionally, he also faces a maximum 20-year jail term and whipping if found guilty of the nine charges of rape under Section 377B (1) of the Penal Code. In submissions for bail, the man's counsel Khairul Naim Rafidi pleaded to the court for bail, citing that his client was innocent until proven guilty. “Moreover, if he is detained in prison, it may adversely affect my client and others in the current Covid-19 pandemic, ’’ said Khairul Naim.

Source: The Star February 24, 2021 08:26 UTC