Lawyer Zamri Ibrahim, who represented Shahidan, said judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamad made the decision after being informed that the prosecution did not want to proceed with the case as the victim was not willing to be questioned even on camera.
He said the prosecution informed the court it did not want to call the next witness and asked the accused be given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal under Section 254 of the Criminal Procedure Code. He was charged under Section 14 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which provides for imprisonment of up to 20 years and whipping, if convicted.The prosecution was conducted by Perlis prosecution director Mohd Nordin Ismail.
Earlier at the trial, Insp Norzuki Husin, who is in charge of the Kangar police headquarters Special Branch, in his testimony had said that he did not know the case clearly until he was informed by his friend Saiful Anuar Abdul Hamid, a member of Buskers DSSK, while they were having a drink at a shop in Kuala Perlis on the evening of Oct 20.
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