High Court orders ex-assistant coach to begin jail term for sexual assault


Mat Salleh (centre) had his appeal dismissed by the High Court on April 22. – BERNAMApic

KUALA TERENGGANU: A former assistant bowling coach found guilty of sexually assaulting a Malaysia Games (Sukma) athlete has been ordered to serve his six-year jail sentence with immediate effect.

High Court judge Justice Datuk Hassan Abdul Ghani made the order after dismissing an appeal by Mat Salleh Jalani, 62, to set aside the conviction and sentence handed down by the Sessions Court on May 16 last year.

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