May 23 decision on Siti Bainun's 12-year jail stay of execution bid

The Kuala Lumpur High Court today set May 23 for the decision of an application by Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali for a stay of execution of her 12-year prison sentence for neglecting and abusing a teenage girl Down Syndrome girl Bella.

Judge Ahmad Bache fixed the date after hearing submissions by deputy public prosecutor Nor Azizah Mohamad and lawyer Ahmad Faiz Munawar, represeting Siti Bainun.

“I have to examine...