Zara Qairina case: Teens plead not guilty to bullying charge


KOTA KINABALU: All five teenagers charged with bullying 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir have pleaded not guilty at the Children's Court here on Wednesday (Aug 20).

Deputy Public Prosecutor Nor Azizah Mohamad confirmed that the charge was framed under Section 507C(1) of the Penal Code, read together with Section 35 of the same Code, for using abusive words against the victim.

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