UPNM cadet officer charged with injuring junior, stomping on him with spike boots

KUALA LUMPUR: A Military Training Academy cadet officer at Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court here today to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots last month.

Mohd Adil Mat Awang Ghani, 22, was accused of intentionally causing injury to Muhammad Haziq Iqbal Ahmad Rashidi, 19, by stomping on his stomach while they were on the academy's parade ground at UPNM, Sungai Besi Camp, Cheras, at 10.45 pm on Oct 21.

He was charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of one-year imprisonment, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both, upon conviction.

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