Rape of a girl in a car, two friends jailed for 11 years, 2 lashes
BERNAMA
20/09/2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here today sentenced two men to 11 years in prison and two lashes after they were found guilty of raping an 18-year-old girl in a car in May last year.
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Two men, B. Satia and T. Khanesen were sentenced to 11 years in prison and two lashes for raping an 18-year-old girl in a car in May last year.
The judge rejected the good behavior bond application applied for by the two accused, on the grounds that the offense committed was serious and required severe punishment as a lesson.
The court granted a stay of execution pending an appeal, but raised the bail amount from RM9,000 to RM11,000 to ensure the accused's presence at future proceedings.
Judge Izralizam Sanusi handed down the sentence to the lorry driver, B. Satia, 27, and his friend T. Khanesen, 31, who is currently working as a construction site supervisor after finding that the defense failed to raise reasonable doubt at the end of the defense case.
"After the court took into account mitigations and weights that were examined as fairly as possible, the good behavior bond order requested by the two accused was inappropriate and inappropriate to be granted," he said, ordering the prison sentence to begin today.
Earlier, lawyers Muhammad Amin Abdullah and K. Ponnusamy, representing Satia and Kanesen respectively, applied for a punishment in the form of a good behavior bond taking into account the fact that the two accused are the main breadwinners of the family and are first-time offenders.
"We are also requesting a stay of execution of the sentence while waiting for an appeal to be filed in the High Court," said Ponnusamy.
However, Deputy Public Prosecutor Nor Aisyah Mohamed Zanyuin objected to the request for punishment in the form of a good behavior bond because the offense committed was the crime of rape, which is a serious offence.
"The prosecution is asking for severe punishment as a lesson to the two accused so that they are held accountable for their crimes.
"The prosecution is asking for an immediate prison sentence to show society's emphasis on punishing offenders and most importantly to protect women," said Nur Aisyah.
The court allowed the postponement of the execution of the sentence but increased the amount of bail from RM9,000 to RM11,000 to ensure the presence of both accused at the next proceedings.
A total of 14 prosecution witnesses and seven defense witnesses, including the two accused, were called throughout the trial which began last February.
On May 24 last year, Satia is alleged to have raped an 18-year-old girl in a Honda City type car at the entertainment center area, Jalan Tun Razak, Maluri here, at 5.20am, May 13 last year.
Khanesen was also charged with committing the same offense against the same victim, at 5.06 am in the same place.
Both offenses are charged in accordance with Section 376(1) of the Penal Code which provides for a prison sentence of up to 20 years and whipping.
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