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Ustaz detained for allegedly molesting businessman

Incident claimed to have occurred late last night in Kelantan hotel room

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 17 Dec 2020 8:43PM

Ustaz detained for allegedly molesting businessman
A report was received from the 30-year-old victim of molestation yesterday morning, says Kelantan police chief Datuk Shafien Mamat. – Facebook pic, December 17, 2020

KOTA BARU – Police arrested a man known as Ustaz Syamsul in Machang yesterday for allegedly molesting a businessman at a hotel here.

Kelantan police chief Datuk Shafien Mamat, when contacted, confirmed the matter and said police received a report from the 30-year-old victim yesterday morning.

He said that in the report, the businessman claimed that he met the 32-year-old suspect at a supermarket on Monday, and the following day, got a lift from the suspect at 11pm.

Yesterday, the suspect sent the businessman to a hotel room on Jalan Pantai Cahaya Bulan here at about 1.15am.

The victim claimed that the suspect, a religious teacher from a madrasah in Machang, molested him in the hotel room.

The suspect is being remanded for four days from today under Section 377D of the Penal Code. – Bernama, December 17, 2020

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