Thursday, 08 Apr 2021 01:32 PM MYT
BY JOHN BUNYAN
Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong arrives at the Ipoh High Court April 8, 2021. Picture by Farhan Najib
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JOHOR BARU, April 8 The rape trial of Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong has been postponed to June and July after the prosecution told the High Court here that three witnesses were in quarantine and unable to testify tomorrow as scheduled.
Judge Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohamed allowed the adjournment of the trial and set another eight days for the trial to continue.
He fixed the new trial dates for June 23 to 25 and July 12 to 16.
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IPOH: Obstetrics and gynaecology specialist of Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital Dr Nilawati Isha confirmed that there were two new vaginal lacerations found on the maid in the rape case involving Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong.
Dr Nilawati said this during the examination-in-chief by Deputy Public Prosecutor Liyana Zawani Mohd Radzi at the High Court here today.
“From the examination, I found that there was a new laceration to the hymen as well as abrasions and redness at the bottom of the vagina,” she said.
Dr Nilawati said vaginal lacerations can be caused by a penetration of a blunt object or a penis, or a finger, and a new laceration means that it must have occurred less than 72 hours before the victim was examined.
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IPOH: The maid allegedly raped by former Perak executive council member Paul Yong was terrified and not coached on what to say when she called the Indonesian Embassy, the High Court heard.
The trial on Tuesday (April 6) continued with an embassy staff member testifying in court before Judge Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohamed in the rape case involving the Tronoh assemblyman.
Riki Sapari, 39, an employee at the labour division s complaints section disagreed with a question from Yong s counsel Salim Bashir that there was someone else with the maid when she made the call to the embassy on July 8,2019. From the way she was speaking to me, she was crying, in a panic and in fear. I can say that there was no one else around and coaching her what to say.
Rape victim appeared to be alone when lodging complaint, Tronoh rep’s trial told 06 Apr 2021 / 17:07 H. Bernama
IPOH: There was nothing to suggest that the Indonesian maid allegedly raped by Tronoh state assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong was being helped by someone when lodging her complaint over the telephone, the High Court here was told today.
Riki Sapari, 39, said this under re-examination by Perak state prosecution director Datuk Jamil Aripin on the second day of Yong’s trial.
Riki received the victim’s complaint at the Manpower Department of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur at about 11 am on July 8, 2019.