Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021 12:09 PM MYT
BY KENNETH TEE
Sugarbook founder and CEO Chan Eu Boon arrives at the High Court complex in Shah Alam February 24, 2021. Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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SHAH ALAM, Feb 24 The Malaysian founder of the Sugarbook dating platform claimed trial at the Magistrates Court here today to the charge of publishing statements conducive to public mischief on social media earlier this month.
Chan Eu Boon, 34, was accused of committing the offence in a post uploaded to the TechNave news portal at around 10am on February 10.
Published on: Saturday, February 20, 2021
By: Bernama
The ‘Sugarbook’ founder is remanded seven days.
SHAH ALAM: The High Court Friday issued a remand order for seven days beginning Thursday against the founder of ‘Sugarbook’, a sugar daddy dating platform.
The order was issued by judge Datuk Noorin Badaruddin following a review application by the Deputy Public Prosecutors’ Office after its application was rejected by the High Court deputy registrar Thursday.
Judge Noorin issued the seven-day remand order after the 34-year-old suspect agreed to be held in remand to facilitate investigation under Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
SHAH ALAM: The founder of “Sugarbook”, a so-called sugar daddy dating platform, has been remanded for a week starting Thursday after the High Court overturned an earlier decision.
The remand order was issued by High Court judge Justice Noorin Badaruddin following a revision petition by the Selangor prosecution’s office.
A day earlier, a High Court deputy registrar, who was sitting as a magistrate declined to grant police the remand order.
Justice Noorin issued the seven-day remand order after the 34-year-old suspect agreed to be held in remand to facilitate investigation under Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
Sugarbook founder in remand for seven days 19 Feb 2021 / 13:20 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
SHAH ALAM: The High Court today issued a remand order for seven days beginning yesterday against the founder of ‘Sugarbook’, a sugar daddy dating platform.
The order was issued by judge Datuk Noorin Badaruddin following a review application by the Deputy Public Prosecutors’ Office after its application was rejected by the High Court deputy registrar yesterday.
Judge Noorin issued the seven-day remand order after the 34-year-old suspect agreed to be held in remand to facilitate investigation under Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
SHAH ALAM: Police moved in to rearrest a suspect over an alleged rape and prostitution case after having failed to obtain a remand order on the man, said to be the founder of Sugarbook, an online dating platform.