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A Hong Kong court has sentenced former teacher Cheng Hon-sze to 18 months imprisonment for molesting a teenage student twice in 2020. The judge rejected calls for leniency, citing the severity of abuse within a school setting and lasting psychological harm to the victim.
The Bar Council will appeal former Prime Minister Najib Razak's reduced sentence this week, as Malaysian courts hear several significant cases involving prominent political figures and major corruption investigations.
Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has exhausted legal avenues to remove the judge who convicted her in the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project corruption case, with the Federal Court rejecting her final recusal application.
A High Court has upheld a 10-year prison sentence against former company executive Ooi Vin Shen for rape and blackmail of a minor, finding no legal errors in the original conviction.