KOTA KINABALU: A court here on Monday has ordered the prosecution to decide on whether they want to proceed with charges against a 40-year-old restaurant manager who married under Syariah law the 13-year-old girl he is accused of raping.
Sessions Court Judge Ummu Khatom Abd Samad gave till June 6 for the A-G's Chambers to decide if they wanted to proceed on the case against Riduan Masmud who married his victim as his second wife in the midst of rape case.
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