Zara bullying case: Lawyers urge AG to bring harsher penalties to bear or delay charging suspects


KOTA KINABALU: Lawyers for the family of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir want the Attorney General (AG) to bring a charge with more severe penalties against five juveniles suspected of bullying the schoolgirl.

They said five teenagers will be charged under Section 507C(1) of the Penal Code for bullying, a lighter charge.

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