2007 05: Legal clerk claims trial to sodomy charges

The Star online. News. Nation. Monday May 28, 2007

IPOH: A legal clerk, due to be married on Friday, claimed trial in a Sessions court here to three counts of sodomising a 10-year-old boy earlier this year.

In the first charge, the 32-year-old man denied committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature on the boy in a car behind Bank Rakyat in Taman Kledang Raya, Silibin.

The offence allegedly took place on a certain day in February between 6pm and 7.30pm.

The accused also denied sodomising the same boy in the toilet of a mosque in Taman Silibin here during the same time in March.

To the third charge, he claimed trial to sodomising the boy three times in the same car at a compound of another mosque in Taman Kledang Ipoh between March and May this year.

Deputy Public Prosecutor How May Ling asked the court to deny bail as this was a serious offence under Section 377C of the Penal Code.

Sessions judge Tan Hooi Leng set bail at RM8,000 for each charge and warned the accused not to trifle with the witnesses.

She fixed trial for Oct 8 and 9.

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Clerk due to be married denies sodomising kid
The Star online. News. Courts. Tuesday May 29, 2007

IPOH: A legal clerk, due to be married on Friday, claimed trial in a Sessions court here to three counts of sodomising a 10-year-old boy earlier this year.

In the first charge, Jolkarni Yusof, 32, denied committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature on the boy in a car behind Bank Rakyat in Taman Kledang Raya, Silibin.

The offence allegedly took place in February.

He also denied committing sodomy on the same boy in the toilet of a mosque in Taman Silibin here in March.

To the third charge, Jolkarni claimed trial to sodomising the boy three times in the same car at a compound of another mosque in Taman Kledang Ipoh between March and May this year.

Deputy Public Prosecutor How May Ling asked the court to deny bail as this was a serious offence.

“If granted bail, he (Jolkarni) might interfere with the witnesses as he and the boy’s mother are ex-colleagues,” she said.

Defence lawyer Ranjit Singh Sandhu said Jolkarni could not be legally denied bail, adding that there was no danger of Jolkarni absconding from trial.

“He is easy to locate and he has a steady job in a legal firm. Moreover, he is due to be married on June 1 and his brother is willing to stand as his bailor,” he said.

Sessions judge Tan Hooi Leng set bail at RM8,000 for each charge and warned Jolkarni not to trifle with the witnesses.

“If we find that you have interfered with them in any way, the court will revoke bail,” she said.
Tan fixed trial for Oct 8 and 9. If convicted, Jolkarni faces a maximum 20 years’ jail and
whipping for each charge.