A man who runs a tahfiz centre for Rohingya children has been accused of sexually assaulting one of his 11-year-old male students in early April. Abu Toyub Umor Abbas, who is also of Rohingya ethnicity, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Tahfiz director assaulting male student
The offence was said to have taken place in the early hours of April 1 in a room at the tahfiz centre in Kampung Patek Talang, Kadok. Abu Arsalnaa Zainal Abidin acted as the Deputy Public Prosecutor, while the accused was represented by lawyer Rozihan Othman. Abbas was charged under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment and whipping upon conviction. Despite holding a UNHCR card, Abbas was found to have entered the country illegally, and no bail was offered. The court refused bail, and the next mention of the case was scheduled for May 17, with a Rohingya interpreter to be appointed.
Read More News @LatestMalaysia
Investigation Into Hadi Awang for His Alleged Racial Slurs
The next person on the list is Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan. Hadi Awang is being investigated for alleging that non-Muslim and non-Bumiputera…
More Images
