KOTA KINABALU: The Sessions Court here yesterday fixed May 22 this year for the next mention of a rape case involving a 22-year-old security guard and an underage victim.
Judge Dean Wayne Daly set the date when Andin Salim’s case came up for mention.
The accused was alleged to have raped a 14-year-old female student at a building premise’s store room at Bandar Putra Menggatal, on November 30, 2013 at around 2.30 am.
The charge under Section 376 (2) (d) of the Penal Code carries a jail term up to 30 years, and whipping, upon conviction.
Prosecuting officer Assistant Superintendent Sabrina Jinius, standing in for deputy public prosecutor, Nartiah F Mirchelle Sambatan, had requested for a new mention date, pending a chemist report.
The court ordered for the accused to be further remanded under Section 259 of the Criminal Procedure Code, pending disposal of his case.
Meanwhile, three men were separately jailed by the Magistrate’s Court for drug offences committed under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Euliam Kimus, 24, and Jefry Sahidol, 31, were each jailed five months for possessing 0.01 grams and 0.03 grams of syabu, respectively.
Euliam was arrested for possession at a public rest room in Dewan Lika on January 17, this year while Jefry committed his offence on January 7, this year at Kampung Air.
The conviction under Section 12 (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 is punishable with a maximum fine of RM100,000 or imprisonment of up to five years, or both.
In the next case, Jamaluddin Rahman, 25, was jailed four months for having consumed syabu on January 8, this year in the Kampung Air area.
The offence stipulated under Section 15 (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 is punishable with a fine of up to RM5,000 or up to two years imprisonment.
The court also ordered Jamaluddin to be referred to the Immigration Department upon serving his sentence.