Yong’s ex-maid retracts rape claim


Legal ordeal: Yong (right) arriving at the Ipoh High Court. — Bernama

Prosecution, however, raises doubt of new evidence by ex-assemblyman’s defence

IPOH: A false rape claim was made by a domestic helper against former Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong about five years ago, all because she wanted to end her working contract so that she could go back to Indonesia, the High Court here heard.

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