Soldier jailed 34 years, given 14 strokes of rotan for raping wife's 12-year-old niece

KUCHING, Oct 28 — The Sessions Court here has sentenced a soldier with the rank of lance corporal to a total of 34 years’ jail and 14 strokes of the rotan for two counts of raping his wife’s niece, who was then 12 years old, in 2023.

Judge Iris Awen Jon convicted the 29-year-old following a full trial with both charges framed under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code.

For the first charge, he was sentenced to 16 years behind bars and six strokes of the rotan , while for the second charge, he received 18 years’ imprisonment and eight strokes.

Iris ordered both sentences to run concurrently from the date of his remand on September 20, 2024, effectively amounting to 18 years’ imprisonment.

She also ordered the accused to undergo rehabilitative counselling throughout his detention, in accordance with Section 26 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act (SOACA) 2017.

Iris further ordered the accused to be placed under police supervision for two years upon completing his custodial sentence, pursuant to Section 27(1) of SOACA 2017.

According to the charges, the man raped the victim, who was 12 years old at the time, in two separate incidents on December 20, 2023 and January 2024, at an Armed Forces Family Quarters here.

The first incident occurred while the victim was sleeping at the man’s house, when he pushed her onto a mattress and raped her while covering her mouth as she attempted to resist.

In the second incident, the man pulled the victim’s shirt, causing her to fall, before removing her trousers and raping her.

Following the incidents, the victim lodged a police report, which led to his arrest.

In her judgment, Iris found that the prosecution had successfully proven its case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt after assessing all the evidence presented throughout the trial.

She also found that the defence witnesses’ testimony carried less evidential weight, adding that no independent evidence was presented to show that the man was not in Sarawak at the time of the incidents, despite the defence having produced flight tickets.

Throughout the full trial, the prosecution, represented by deputy public prosecutors Mohamad Aiman Mutallib Mohamad Shariff and Chuah Kai Sheng, called six witnesses, while the defence presented three witnesses.

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古晋，10 月 28 日讯——古晋地方法庭判处一名下士军衔的士兵共计 34 年监禁和 14 下藤条鞭刑，罪名是他在 2023 年强奸了他妻子的侄女，当时她只有 12 岁。

经过全面审判，法官艾瑞斯·阿文·琼对这名 29 岁的男子定罪，两项指控均依据《刑法典》第 376(1) 条提出。

对于第一项指控，他被判处 16 年监禁和 6 下鞭刑；对于第二项指控，他被判处 18 年监禁和 8 下鞭刑。

艾里斯法官下令两项刑期从 2024 年 9 月 20 日他被还押之日起同时执行，实际上相当于 18 年监禁。

她还命令被告在被拘留期间接受康复辅导，依据是 2017 年《性侵儿童法》（SOACA）第 26 条的规定。

根据 2017 年《防止虐待和刑事犯罪法》第 27(1) 条，Iris 还命令被告在服完监禁刑期后接受警方两年的监管。

根据指控，该男子于 2023 年 12 月 20 日和 2024 年 1 月在当地的武装部队家属宿舍内，分两次强奸了当时年仅 12 岁的受害者。

第一起事件发生在受害者在男子家中睡觉时，他将她推到床垫上，捂住她的嘴，在她试图反抗时强奸了她。

在第二起事件中，该男子扯住受害者的衬衫，导致她摔倒，然后脱掉她的裤子并强奸了她。

事件发生后，受害者向警方报案，导致嫌疑人被捕。

艾瑞斯法官在判决中认为，控方在评估了整个审判过程中提出的所有证据后，已成功证明了被告的罪行，且排除了合理怀疑。

她还发现辩方证人的证词证据效力不足，并补充说，尽管辩方出示了机票，但没有提供独立证据表明该男子在事发时不在砂拉越。

在整个审判过程中，控方（由副检察官 Mohamad Aiman Mutallib Mohamad Shariff 和 Chuah Kai Sheng 代表）传唤了六名证人，而辩方则传唤了三名证人。

被告的辩护律师是李锡恩律师。——《婆罗洲邮报》

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