Islamic studies teacher gets 8 years, 12 strokes for sexually assaulting pupils
The Kuala Terengganu sessions court finds Muslim Suhimin guilty of four charges involving two female pupils in 2022 and 2023
Judge Zul Zakiqudin Zulkifli handed down the sentence on Muslim Suhimin after finding that the prosecution had proven a prima facie case against him.
PETALING JAYA: An Islamic studies teacher was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment and 12 strokes of the rotan after the Kuala Terengganu sessions court found him guilty of four counts of sexually assaulting two female pupils at a primary school in Terengganu.
Sinar Harian reported that judge Zul Zakiqudin Zulkifli handed down the sentence on Muslim Suhimin, 46, after finding that the prosecution had proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Under the first charge, Muslim was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in a classroom at around 3pm on Nov 15, 2023. The court sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment and one stroke of the rotan for this offence.
The court also imposed an additional sentence of one year’s imprisonment and two strokes of the rotan under Section 16(1) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Act 792), to be served after the main sentence, along with two years of police supervision.
Muslim was also found guilty of three counts of sexual assault against another girl, who was between eight and nine years old at the time, at the same location between July 2022 and May 2023.
The court imposed prison terms of seven years, five years and five years for the three charges respectively, with one stroke of the rotan for each charge, as well as an additional sentence of one year’s imprisonment and six strokes of the rotan.
All the charges were framed under Section 14(a) of Act 792, read together with Section 16(1) of the same Act.
The court ordered that all the prison sentences run concurrently, meaning Muslim will serve only eight years.
The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutors Nur Nabihah Hanim Ayim and Asymawi Ghazali, while Muslim was represented by Nik Radhia Abd Ghani.
Sinar Harian reported that judge Zul Zakiqudin Zulkifli handed down the sentence on Muslim Suhimin, 46, after finding that the prosecution had proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Under the first charge, Muslim was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in a classroom at around 3pm on Nov 15, 2023. The court sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment and one stroke of the rotan for this offence.
The court also imposed an additional sentence of one year’s imprisonment and two strokes of the rotan under Section 16(1) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Act 792), to be served after the main sentence, along with two years of police supervision.
Muslim was also found guilty of three counts of sexual assault against another girl, who was between eight and nine years old at the time, at the same location between July 2022 and May 2023.
The court imposed prison terms of seven years, five years and five years for the three charges respectively, with one stroke of the rotan for each charge, as well as an additional sentence of one year’s imprisonment and six strokes of the rotan.
All the charges were framed under Section 14(a) of Act 792, read together with Section 16(1) of the same Act.
The court ordered that all the prison sentences run concurrently, meaning Muslim will serve only eight years.
The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutors Nur Nabihah Hanim Ayim and Asymawi Ghazali, while Muslim was represented by Nik Radhia Abd Ghani.
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