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Borneo Post
6 days ago
- Borneo Post
Kuching e-hailing driver who asked teen passenger to remove headscarf gets one day in jail, RM5,000 fine
Police personnel escort Wan Allam after proceedings at the Kuching Court Complex. KUCHING (Aug 6): The Magistrates' Court here today imprisoned an e-hailing driver for one day and fined him RM5,000 in default three weeks' jail for asking a teenage passenger to remove her headscarf. Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan convicted Wan Allam Halim Shah, 62, on his own guilty plea to a charge under Section 509 of the Penal Code, which provides for up to five years in jail, or a fine, or both, upon conviction. Wan Allam paid the fine. According to the charge, he intended to insult the modesty of a 16-year-old girl at around 11pm at Jalan Camar on April 26. Based on the facts of the case, the retiree, who worked as an e-hailing driver, drove the victim from an eatery at Jalan Matang to Kampung Rampangi. It is understood the victim was heading home after completing her part-time job at the eatery. During the journey, Wan Allam repeatedly asked the girl to remove her headscarf, saying he wanted to see her face because he did not believe she was only 16. The victim did not comply with his request and felt his actions humiliated her as a Muslim woman. She managed to record a video of his requests. A police report was lodged leading to Wan Allam's arrest. Deputy public prosecutor Adriana Maisarah Mohd Farid appeared for the prosecution while Wan Allam did not have legal representation.
Borneo Post
6 days ago
- Borneo Post
E-hailing driver who asked teen passenger to remove headscarf gets one day in jail, RM5,000 fine
Police personnel escort Wan Allam after proceedings at the Kuching Court Complex. KUCHING (Aug 6): The Magistrates' Court here today imprisoned an e-hailing driver for one day and fined him RM5,000 in default three weeks' jail for asking a teenage passenger to remove her headscarf. Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan convicted Wan Allam Halim Shah, 62, on his own guilty plea to a charge under Section 509 of the Penal Code, which provides for up to five years in jail, or a fine, or both, upon conviction. Wan Allam paid the fine. According to the charge, he intended to insult the modesty of a 16-year-old girl at around 11pm at Jalan Camar on April 26. Based on the facts of the case, the retiree, who worked as an e-hailing driver, drove the victim from an eatery at Jalan Matang to Kampung Rampangi. It is understood the victim was heading home after completing her part-time job at the eatery. During the journey, Wan Allam repeatedly asked the girl to remove her headscarf, saying he wanted to see her face because he did not believe she was only 16. The victim did not comply with his request and felt his actions humiliated her as a Muslim woman. She managed to record a video of his requests. A police report was lodged leading to Wan Allam's arrest. Deputy public prosecutor Adriana Maisarah Mohd Farid appeared for the prosecution while Wan Allam did not have legal representation.
