Tribunal orders former director of a Sabah hospital to apologise, pay RM10,000 over sexual harassment complaint

The Tribunal for Anti-Sexual Harassment (TAGS) has mandated a former Sabah hospital director to pay RM10,000 in compensation and issue an apology to a woman following her allegations of sexual harassment.

His counsel, Joan Goh, confirmed that the apology is to be sent through TAGS' email, with compensation to be made via bank transfer within 30 days of the award.

Additionally, the respondent plans to challenge the tribunal's decision in the High Court, arguing that the ruling is legally unsustainable and questioning the relevance of the evidence considered.

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 23 — A former Sabah hospital director has been ordered by the Tribunal for Anti-Sexual Harassment (TAGS) to pay RM10,000 in compensation to a woman who lodged a police report alleging sexual harassment against him.

His counsel Joan Goh (pic) said TAGS also ordered her client to apologise to the woman and pay the compensation via bank transfer within 30 days of the award dated Sept 18.

She said the apology must be sent to the woman via the TAGS email address, while two witnesses for the woman and five for the respondent testified during the hearing.

Goh said her client would challenge the Tribunal’s decision in the High Court through judicial review and seek a stay of the award pending determination of the challenge.

“The respondent maintains that the decision is legally unsustainable and raises serious issues warranting consideration by the High Court, including whether the Tribunal took into account irrelevant considerations and evidence in arriving at its findings, and whether the relevant statutory requirements for a finding of sexual harassment were properly considered and applied,” she said. — Daily Express

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反性骚扰法庭 (TAGS) 已责令沙巴州一家医院的前院长向一名女性支付 10,000 令吉的赔偿金并道歉，此前该女性指控他性骚扰。

他的律师 Joan Goh 证实，道歉信将通过 TAGS 的电子邮件发送，赔偿金将在判决后 30 天内通过银行转账支付。

此外，答辩人计划向高等法院对仲裁庭的裁决提出上诉，认为该裁决在法律上站不住脚，并质疑所考虑证据的相关性。

哥打基纳巴卢，9月23日讯——沙巴反性骚扰法庭（TAGS）已下令一名前医院院长向一名向警方报案称其性骚扰的女子支付10000令吉的赔偿金。

他的律师 Joan Goh（图）表示，TAGS 还命令她的当事人向该女子道歉，并在 9 月 18 日裁决后的 30 天内通过银行转账支付赔偿金。

她说，道歉必须通过 TAGS 电子邮件地址发送给该女子。在听证会上，该女子的两名证人和被告的五名证人出庭作证。

吴女士表示，她的委托人将通过司法审查向高等法院对仲裁庭的裁决提出质疑，并寻求在裁决作出之前暂缓执行该裁决。

“答辩人坚持认为该裁决在法律上站不住脚，并提出了值得高等法院审理的严重问题，包括仲裁庭在作出裁决时是否考虑了无关因素和证据，以及是否适当考虑并适用了认定性骚扰的相关法定要求，”她说道。——《每日快报》

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