{
  "id": 3938254,
  "title": "Teacher fined RM16,000 over criminal force against 3 students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/teacher-fined-rm16-000-over-criminal-force-against-3-students-3938254",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:44:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/28/teacher-fined-rm16-000-over-criminal-force-against-3-students"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Seremban, a court has fined a secondary school teacher, Asyraf Ahmad, RM16,000 for using criminal force against three female students. The judge, Tasnim Abu Bakar, imposed the sentence after Asyraf pleaded guilty to all four alternative charges. Each fine comes with a six-month jail term if unpaid. The criminal force was allegedly used in the students' spa, classroom, and even inside a car on the North-South Expressway near Rembau between April and May 2025. The teacher was charged under Section 354 of the Penal Code, which carries up to 10 years of imprisonment, fine, whipping, or any combination of these penalties upon conviction.",
  "summary": "Asyraf Ahmad, 36, pleads guilty to four alternative charges.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}