Strong signal that spirit of the law must resonate with letter of the law


THE uproar over the sentences meted out to former national youth squad bowler Noor Afizal Azizan and electrician Chuah Guan Jiu back in August was understandable.

The court of public opinion was in one accord that binding over the accused for committing statutory rape, though allowed under the law, was simply not acceptable.

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