08 Apr 2021 / 15:42 H. Bernama
IPOH: The High Court here today postponed the rape trial involving Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong (pix) after three main witnesses tested positive for Covid-19.
Judge Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohamed fixed eight days from June 23-25 and July 12-16 as the next trial dates.
This following a request by the prosecution for a postponement after three of its witnesses in charge of CCTV recordings are now under quarantine.
“Without these three testifying, the other witnesses cannot take the stand to view the recordings,” he said.
The court also fixed May 28 for the defence reply and the decision on the prosecution’s application for two witnesses to testify under the Witness Protection Act 2009.
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.