Federal Court sets Oct 23 to hear ex-Tronoh rep's rape conviction appeal

The Federal Court has fixed Oct 23 to hear former Tronoh assemblyperson Paul Yong Choo Kiong’s final appeal against the Court of Appeal’s 2-1 majority decision in upholding his conviction for raping his maid five years ago.

Yong’s lawyer, Rajpal Singh, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed the hearing date.

On March 1, the Court of Appeal...