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Police sergeant remanded again to assist in another rape probe

Suspect released on bail yesterday was re-arrested today following application at magistrates' court

1:35 PM MYT

 

BATU GAJAH – A police sergeant who was previously arrested to facilitate an investigation into an alleged rape case involving a 16-year-old student last year has been remanded again to assist in the investigation of the rape of another victim.

Judge Juraidah Abbas granted a one-day remand, effective today, to assist the investigation following an application made at the magistrates’ court here today.

The 42-year-old suspect arrived at the court at about 8.30 this morning in a police van and left the court at about 10am in the same vehicle.

On January 29, Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri reportedly said that the policeman was arrested on January 28 and remanded until January 30, before the remand order was extended until yesterday, to assist with an investigation under Section 376 of the Penal Code.

The suspect was released on police bail yesterday and re-arrested to help the investigation into another rape case.

The media previously reported that a Form 4 student claimed to have been raped by a police sergeant in two separate incidents in July and October of last year. 

The student claimed to have been raped in a car in two separate locations – in front of a police station and at the parking area of a supermarket in Perak Tengah district. – February 2, 2024

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