20-year Old Taekwondo Instructor Charged for Assault of Five Girls

A taekwondo instructor, Ahmad Munir Zainuddin, 20, pleaded not guilty in the Shah Alam Sessions Court to five counts of physical (Se…l) assault on five girls aged 7 to 11 between September and October this year. The charges were framed under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which provides for imprisonment of up to 20 years and whipping.

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Judge Rasyihah Ghazali allowed the accused bail of RM6,000 with one surety for each charge and ordered the 20-year-old to surrender his passport to the court, report to the nearest police station every month and not disturb the victims. The court fixed Dec 14 for mention of the case.

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