‘Judge was right to convict Yong’


PUTRAJAYA: The conviction of former Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong is safe and correct, according to the Court of Appeal in a split 2-1 decision rejecting his appeal.

While the appeal on the conviction was dismissed, the three-judge panel, however, reduced Yong’s 13-year jail sentence to eight years.

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