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A Malaysian soldier appeared in Kota Bharu Sessions Court on Friday, charged with abusing his five-year-old daughter by shaking her at a fast-food restaurant, according to Bernama. The accused, a 40-year-old man, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Judge Zulkifli Ablah. The allegations claim that he assaulted the three-month-old girl at a restaurant in Jalan Kuala Krai at 10:55 pm on Friday.

The charges were brought under Section 31(1)(a) of the Children's Act 2001 and could be penalized under Section 31(1) of the same Act, which allows for a maximum fine of RM50,000 or imprisonment for up to 20 years, or both. The prosecution was handled by Deputy Public Prosecutor Syazalia Che Suhaimin, while the accused was represented by lawyer Zuhaidie Akmal Hasan Basri.

The prosecution did not offer any plea of not guilty due to the victim being the accused's unborn child, and the case was deemed serious. Zuhaidie Akmal requested a minimum bond be set due to his service in the military, as he has three other children to support, a wife battling cancer, and suffers from a chronic stomach ulcer. The court ultimately allowed a RM10,000 bond, with the requirement that the accused provide a surety and surrender his passport, and forbidding him from disturbing either the victim or the witness. The case was remanded until October 22.