Ampang (VOCR): 19 Feb, 2011, Two Chin refugees were arrested at their apartment on late evening of 24 Oct, 2010 following an inappropriate accusation report made by the local family on exploiting sexual harassment to their daughter are said to have been facing the trail in Kajang district court in Selangor state, Malaysia.
The two arrestees are identified as Mr. Khar Cem, 17 and Uk Ceu both a recognised refugee from Chin state of Burma.
Initially, the entire neighborhoods (of Chin families) were shocked and watching the arrest as the reason why the two lads get arrested was unclear. But the duo, soon after, informed their family members that they are arrested for exploiting sexual harassment on a local female who lives at the same dilapidated apartment.
The family members and community leaders were immediately rushed in an attempt to intervene in police station but the mission was failed as the duo have to remain at least 14 days at the lock-up to further facilitate the investigation.
The way the incident happened was, the two guys just went down from their apartment and met a local girl underage in the staircase of the same apartment at 4th floor at about 4:00 p.m. It was said that they were just simply encountered as normal like everyone does in every single day in every place.
On contrary, the police filed, according to the confirmed source, the report made by the girl’s parents between 4 and 5 p.m claiming that the duo were attempted to rape their daughter in the staircase of the building and requested [the police] to take an "appropriate action immediately.
However, the father of one of arrestee denied the indictment on his son and friend and saying "this is imbroglio and unfair accusation and just to deliberately harm our son and his friend. The by-passers who witnessed the incident told us that the duo neither touched her body nor walked past very close by her.
However, she told her parents in different way in crying that the two refugee men were attempted to rape her while meeting at the bend of the staircase. “My son alongside his friend also politely made an apology after the infuriated female screwing at them “Bawdaw” meaning “idiot”, the father added.
Less identified but obvious thing what was learnt so far was the local lawyer hired by refugee family and an interpreter fortunately sent by UNHCR office attended in the hearing in the court. Most surprisingly, none of any illumination on the case wasn’t made as the prosecutor seems uncertain of what to do during the trial and obviously went off from the court while the session going on.
The associate of one of the victim’s father (who spoke to the authority) in the court said that the report given to the police has already been withdrawn by the local family, though. But he suggested that the duo, perhaps, may face foreign charge unless the UNHCR office could make immediate intervention as early as possible.
The duo have been appeared in court three times, respectively on 21st of November and 14th of December, last year and an unknown date of January of this year but the judge does not rule out any sentence yet and schedule for next appearance in court until present.
By Salai CC
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