PENANG: A High Court judge said he would not interfere with a lower court’s decision to impose a 12-year jail sentence on three youths for raping a minor, as rape offences were currently rampant throughout the country.
“This has to stop and therefore, the court must convey the message that this sort of abuse against children and women will not be accepted by society,” Justice Dr R.K. Nathan said.
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