Paul Yong rape case: Apex court allows bid to introduce new evidence

Former Tronoh assemblymen Paul Yong who is convicted of raping, arriving at the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya. (1/3/2024) — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has allowed former Perak executive councillor, Paul Yong Choo Kiong’s application to admit additional evidence in his appeal against his conviction for raping his maid.

The three-judge panel led by Tan Sri Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal allowed the five documents to be admitted as additional evidence, describing them as important because they appear to indicate that the victim may have provided false testimony at Yong’s trial.