WEEK 1: Article 1-Jailed for raping lover’s daughter

Jailed for raping lover’s daughter
By M. MAGESWARI-Source:Star Online (7Nov 2009)

SUMMARY

The articles tell us about the Former Taman Aman Umno branch secretary Hamdan Ahadluddin, 49,and he was all set to marry the woman but 10 days before the wedding, he raped her 15-year-old daughter. He was jailed 10 years and ordered to be whipped six times after he was found guilty of raping the teenager at her home in Lembah Subang on Jan 21,2005.The widower, who was a machine operator, was also sentenced to another six years in jail for attempted rape at the same house in November 2004.
His jail terms are to run concurrently from the date of his arrest on Feb 7, 2005.

The girl lodged a complaint after her 45- year-old mother, an Umno executive secretary, found out about the rape. The wedding was promptly called off.Hamdan would have been the third husband to the woman, a widow. It is understood that the girl, now 19, is a child from her first marriage.

Hamdan, who represented himself, urged the court to consider the fact that he was a first offender, a diabetic and was remorseful of his actions.

In sentencing Hamdan, Rozina said she found that the defence had failed to raise any reasonable doubt in the prosecution’s case.

She also held that Hamdan had failed to established his alibi(means:A form of defense whereby a defendant attempts to prove that he or she was elsewhere when the crime in question was committed) although he said he was at his workplace during the time of the offences.


From,my point of view:The legal issues which are involve are raping under age girl and the parties which are involve is former Taman Aman Umno branch secretary Hamdan Ahadluddin and the poor girl.The law which is involve is criminal law and it is public.

From my perspective,I think the punishment is very light and not mandatory.It definitely does not give an impact to the society.I think because of the light punishment,there would be another Hamdan who born to do the same raping cases in future.I believe that raping cases happen everyday in Malaysia and it is like mushroom growth.It grows quickly.Lets ponder,do you guys think that the punishment is sufficient for him and equivalent to the rape that he had been involve.He ruined the girl's life and definitely,it would be a black mark in her life.As a citizen,I feel that girl's virginity is an important asset for all the girls and it cant be equivalent to anything in this world.If I am a prime minister,I would definitely does some amendment for our current legal system.By doing so,it will scare the public to does the same mistake and definitely,it can reduce the rape cases in Malaysia.My final word,is he should be sentenced to the death in front of the public and it should be apply to all the rapist in Malaysia.I believe that we should fight for the women rights.