Paul Yong rape case: You should be protecting victim, says judge to Tronoh rep


IPOH: The High Court here has sentenced former Perak executive council member Paul Yong to 13 years jail and two lashes of the cane for raping his Indonesian domestic helper three years ago.

In delivering his judgment, Justice Abdul Wahab Mohamed found the 52-year-old Tronoh assemblyman guilty of the crime after considering all the evidence submitted.

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