Preacher claims trial once again to sexual assault charges

A preacher known as 'Ustaz Budak' has once again claimed trial to three counts of sexual crime charges at a Magistrate's Court in Machang and a Sessions Court in Kota Bharu today.

At the magistrate's court, Syamsul Zaman Sukri, 32 (above, in a pink T-shirt), who runs a madrasah (religious school) was charged under Section 377D of Penal Code for committing an act of gross indecency on a 22-year-old former male student...