Doctor claims trial to rape,
unnatural sex involving
assistant
Dr Rafiuddin Hamidon is accused of raping his 21-year-old assistant in the store room of a clinic in Pantai Dalam, Kuala Lumpur.
Dr Rafiuddin Hamidon, 34, pleaded not guilty to both charges before judge Zaki Salleh.
The father of three was charged with raping the 21-year-old woman in the store room of the clinic.
He was also charged with committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature by forcibly inserting his finger into her private part.
The offences allegedly took place at the same location between 4am and 5am on March 15.
The first charge was framed under Section 375(b) of the Penal Code, which provides for up to 20 years’ imprisonment and whipping, upon conviction.
The second charge, framed under Section 377C of the Penal Code, is punishable by between five and 20 years in prison and whipping, upon conviction.
Lawyer Adi Zulkarnain Zulkafli asked for the court to a reasonable sum as bail, saying the accused was a general practitioner supporting his wife and three children, including a newborn.
The court granted bail of RM18,000 with one surety and ordered Rafiuddin to surrender his passport.
It also set April 23 for mention.
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kt asks:
Who are the friggers who defined "carnal intercourse against the order of nature"?
Section 377C of the Penal Code
ReplyDelete"committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature" is a Colonial-era relic that should have been removed a long time ago.
It's a Victorian-era English wording, from a time when such matters were very difficult to discuss publicly.
Equivalent laws in Britain were repealed decades ago.
Singapore Government Prosecution Service has committed that no one will be charged under such laws, though for some odd reason , the law has not been formally repealed.