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Sundaily
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Malaysiakini
One of three Sukma athletes has been produced at the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court and charged with the rape of a 19-year-old chaperone for the Federal Territory women’s handball team.
Adib Adha Ismail, 18, claimed trial to raping the victim at the Second College, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang at about 4.10am on July 4.
Sessions judge Yasmin Abdul Razak fixed bail at RM10,000 with one surety, and fixed Aug 20 for the case to be mentioned again.
The other two, Megat Farzeril Faiz Megal Razali, 19, and Mohammad Shaizzad Md Shafie, 19, were charged in separate Sessions Courts with raping the victim.
Three Sukma athletes charged with rape of chaperone
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ALLEGED RAPE AT THE SUKMA GAMES SPORTS VILLAGE
A local daily today reported that the teenager claimed she was repeatedly raped while in a half conscious state in a hostel room at the university.
There are almost 4,000 athletes staying at the sports village at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).
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Malaysia Chronicle
Tuesday, 09 July 2013 08:24
Wanita MCA slam Sukma gang rape, late nights, alcoholic sessions
Written by Yu Chok Tow
Wanita MCA expresses our distress and anger over the alleged gang rape of a female handball player which has marred the 16th edition of the biennial Malaysian Games (Sukma).
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The Ministry of Youth and Sports must improve security measures to the training center, Games Village, increase checks on the discipline of athletes and other domestic regulations. Investigations must be underway as to how easily players were able to smuggle alcohol into the Games Village, and how coaches allowed players to stay up late in the Games Village and indulge in non-permitted drinking sessions.
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Furthermore, probes must be conducted as to how male athletes had easy access to the female athletes’ dormitory despite strict gender segregation enforced at the living quarters.
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In addition to the criminal charges which the three male handball participants have been arrested for, the Ministry of Youth and Sports must also scrutinize the breach in discipline and security, and identify the personnel responsible.
Wanita MCA Chairma
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Wow even the coach joined the drinking session before the rape happened? #Sukma pic.twitter.com/7co39SimGJ
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Star
Sukma scandal: Khairy upset by report of coach consuming alcohol with players
Social gathering: Khairy meeting national athletes and civil servants from his ministry during an event in Putrajaya.
PUTRAJAYA: Athletes alone are not to be blamed.
Yesterday, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin also took coaches and sports officials from the handball team to task for allowing alcohol to be consumed in the Malaysia Games Village at University Putra Malaysia during the just-concluded Sukma, which was rocked by an alleged rape.
A disappointed Khairy said he had received fresh reports on the incident yesterday, which revealed that a coach had joined the handball team in their boozing session.
KJ upset by report of coach consuming alcohol with players
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Star
uesday July 9, 2013 MYT 12:42:00 PM
Sukma scandal: Female athletes may be barred from future games if safety not assured, says Penang CM
GEORGE TOWN: Female athletes from Penang may not be allowed to take part in future Sukma Games if their safety is not assured, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng on Tuesday.
He said an independent inquiry should be carried out on the “shameful” rape incident at the just concluded Games.
“This is to ensure there will not be a repeat of such shameful incidents or else Penang may reconsider sending its female athletes to future Sukma Games,” he said in a statement here.
Lim said the state government wants clear assurances from Youth and Sports Khairy Jamaluddin on adequate security and that action would be taken against those responsible for lax security in University Putra Malaysia.
“If Khairy fails to provide such assurances, then the state government may reconsider sending female athletes to future Sukma Games,” he said.
Sukma scandal: Female athletes may be barred from future games if safety not assured, says Penang CM
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However, National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Seri Zolkples Embong claimed that steps have been taken to tighten security during Sukma, with UPM also providing their security personnel.
Malaysian Insider
Security shocker at Sukma games village
Security has been lax at the sports village in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) where a Sukma games participant was allegedly raped recently, according to another participant and a coach.
A female athlete who was staying at one of the college dormitories noted that not only was the guard house quite far from her block, but no guards were even stationed there.
“It was relatively easy for the public to enter the premises. While I was there, I did not see any security guards making their rounds during the day or night,” the athlete, who did not want to be named, was quoted as saying in a report by The Star.
“But it was the same in the 2011 games, so none of us thought too much about it,” she said.
Concurring with her that there were few security personnel around, a silambam coach, who also declined to be named, said the only security check was at the front gate.
Security shocker at Sukma games village
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NST
07 July 2013| last updated at 10:20PM
Police detain three Sukma athletes for alleged rape
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have detained three teenage Malaysia Games (Sukma) handball players to facilitate investigations into the rape last Wednesday, of an additional officer of the women’s handball squad.
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