KOTA KINABALU: Sabah STAR politician Phillip Among is expected to be charged on Thursday (June 10) over the alleged molest of an Unduk Ngadau pageant contestant last month.
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali confirmed that Among would be charged under Section 354 of the Penal Code with using criminal force to outrage the modesty of a woman. Yes, tomorrow (Thursday), the DPP (deputy public prosecutor) will charge him (Among), he said on Wednesday (June 10) when asked if any charges were being brought in connection with the matter. We do not rule out that more than one charge could be filed against him, Comm Hazani said without elaborating.
KOTA KINABALU: A senior leader of Sabah STAR was arrested for allegedly molesting a participant at the just concluded state-level cultural pageant, amid a call to other contestants to come forward if they were similarly accosted.
Man arrested over alleged molestation of Unduk Ngadau participant 03 Jun 2021 / 21:41 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
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KINABALU: Police today arrested a man to assist in investigations into a case where an Unduk Ngadau 2021 participant had been allegedly molested by an individual.
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali said the man was arrested at his office in Asia City here at about 12.30 pm.
“He has been arrested. The arrest is a normal procedure to assist in the investigation,“ he said when contacted by Bernama here today.
Yesterday, Ghazali said the investigation was being done transparently and appropriate action would be taken regardless of the status of the individual involved.
KOTA KINABALU: An Unduk Ngadau (Harvest Queen) participant has lodged a report claiming she was sexually molested by a pageant official, who is also a politician.
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