You don't need to practice law to know that the decision made by the Appeals Court to allow his appeal against the High Court decision to sentence him to five years in jail is
STUPID
When my sister first told me about this matter, I thought she was joking. Turns out she wasn't joking at all. Apparently, he doesn't have to go to prison because he has a 'bright future' and by sending him to jail, public interest would not be served.
The first question I have to ask is what do they mean by public interest? Will Malaysians die just because one of our athletes got sent to prison? Will we stop being a nation just because we are short on one bowler to represent Malaysia in bowling tournaments? Is it just because this man who raped a 13-year-old girl is a National Tenpin bowler, therefore he is considered as a valuable asset to country and putting him in jail would be a total waste? Is that it? Are we really that desperate to win a few medals for the country, so we are willing to let a rapist free from getting what he deserved? This bowler is then only bound by a five-year term for good behavior and a penalty of RM25,000.
Direct translation for GOOD BEHAVIOR : You can rape any girl you want as long as you don't get caught. But hey, if you do get caught (again), you don't have to worry. You're not going to go to jail because you're an athlete. Malaysians need you man. So no worries.
Imagine how many rapists could be prowling around if we let them free just because they have a bright future? Having a bright future doesn't mean that you can do as you please.
The reason I am mad is because he doesn't want to be held responsible for what he has done. I'm mad because the decision was made without taking into account what the victim had to go through. So he said, they had sex with the consent of the girl. He was 18 years old and she was 13 years old. She was merely a child. She didn't know better.
What has Malaysia become?
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