The innocent must be protected

The woman who attempted to attack the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, on the grandstand during the state-level National Day parade last week being remanded at a police station in Ipoh. — Bernama

AS a trainee reporter at the news desk of The Star’s Penang bureau, I was expected to pick up the requirements of the trade in every section, with the first three beats being the courts, hospitals, and police stations.

I had to learn basic legal reporting, beginning with the Magistrate’s Courts before working my way up to the higher courts.