Sugarbook founder in remand after earlier decision overturned

SHAH ALAM: The founder of “Sugarbook”, a so-called sugar daddy dating platform, has been remanded for a week starting Thursday after the High Court overturned an earlier decision.

The remand order was issued by High Court judge Justice Noorin Badaruddin following a revision petition by the Selangor prosecution’s office.

A day earlier, a High Court deputy registrar, who was sitting as a magistrate declined to grant police the remand order.

Justice Noorin issued the seven-day remand order after the 34-year-old suspect agreed to be held in remand to facilitate investigation under Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

Lawyers Foong Cheng Leong, T. Shashi Devan and Low Li Qun represented the suspect, while deputy public prosecutors Muhamad Iskandar Ahmad and Shukor Abu Bakar prosecuted

Earlier, Shashi Devan submitted that their client had no objection to the revision application and would extend his cooperation to complete the investigation.

“Our client also thinks it is a good platform for him to provide the information needed so that the investigation can be carried out quickly and completely,” he said and requested that the suspect not be handcuffed from the back as he suffered a shoulder injury.

On Thursday, High Court deputy registrar Noorasyikin Sahat, dismissed the application for remand after the Sugarbook founder promised to give his full cooperation to facilitate police investigation.

The suspect, from Minden, Gelugor, Penang, was arrested two days ago at a condominium in Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama