Man pleads not guilty to incest
GEORGE TOWN: A 50-year-old man pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court yesterday to a charge of committing incest with his underage daughter and getting her pregnant.
He faces up to 30 years in jail and whipping if found guilty.
Clad in a T-shirt and jeans, the man was brought before judge Irwan Suaibon for the charge.
The accused appeared calm as the charge sheet was read out to him.
He was accused of committing the offence with his 15-year-old daughter between 11.45pm on Dec 20 and 12.30am on Dec 21 at an apartment in Air Itam.
The charge, under Section 376 (3) of the Penal Code, provides a maximum of 30 years in jail and 10 strokes of the rotan if found guilty.
The man pleaded not guilty. Deputy public prosecutor Farah Aimy Zainul Anwar prosecuted, while the man was not represented.
Farah told the court that the accused should not be allowed bail due to the nature of the offence.
The judge agreed and the man was told to appoint a lawyer.
The judge fixed Jan 29 for mention pending the completion of a report by the Chemistry Department.
The man was arrested on Saturday after the girl was found to be six months pregnant.
She admitted to her mother that she had had sex with her father.
The victim, a school dropout, is the second of three children.