Lawyer and activist Siti Kasim says Malaysia must protect the elderly complainant while ensuring the three boys receive the legal safeguards owed to children.
Key takeaways
Three Myanmar boys, aged 11 and 12, were charged with criminal intimidation for an incident involving a mop, iron rod, fluorescent light tube and stones, but were released on bail after a High Court reversal.
- The boys pleaded not guilty to criminal intimidation under Sections 506 and 34 of the Penal Code.
- Their bail was initially rejected but later granted by the High Court.
- They are represented by a lawyer from the National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK).
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An elderly woman deserves to feel safe in her own neighbourhood. But when the people accused of threatening her are children aged just 11 and 12, it becomes more complicated.
The case involving three Myanmar boys accused of threatening a 71-year-old woman in Bukit Mertajam has brought this difficult question into the spotlight.
The boys pleaded not guilty to a charge of criminal intimidation under Section 506 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34, over an incident allegedly involving a mop, an iron rod, a fluorescent light tube and stones on 22 October.
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