{
  "id": 16155056,
  "title": "Architect claims trial to molesting senior cop’s son",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/architect-claims-trial-to-molesting-senior-cops-son-16155056",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T05:35:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/23/architect-claims-trial-to-molesting-senior-cop-s-son"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An architect, Saiful Anuar Abdul Aziz, has entered a plea of not guilty at the Ampang magistrates’ court to charges of molesting the son of a senior police officer. The 61-year-old was charged under Section 354 of the Penal Code, which carries a possible sentence of up to 10 years in prison, a fine, whipping, or a combination of these punishments.\n\nThe alleged incident took place at 7:10 PM on October 18 at a sauna room within a gymnasium located in a shopping mall in Melawati. Saiful is accused of employing criminal force against the 18-year-old victim, touching various parts of his body with the intention of outraging his modesty.\n\nDuring the hearing, magistrate Siti Nurul Ain Arifin granted Saiful bail of RM9,000 with one surety. Additionally, she instructed him to refrain from interfering with the prosecution's witnesses and to surrender his passport while the case proceeds. Deputy public prosecutor M Ramanathan Alias Ashwin represented the prosecution, and Saiful was defended by counsel K Theivaendran. The court has set November 26 for the next mention in the case.",
  "summary": "Saiful Anuar Abdul Aziz is accused of using criminal force against the 18-year-old by touching several parts of his body with the intention of outraging his modesty.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}