High Court sets aside molest conviction of former Penang city councillor

GEORGE TOWN: The High Court here has allowed a former city councillor's appeal against his 2019 conviction and sentencing on a molest charge.

Judicial Commissioner Mohd Radzi Abdul Hamid set aside the molest conviction of L. Prem Anand after finding that a Magistrate's Court made a serious error in calling for his defence, as the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against him.