One of the photographs depicts the woman being kissed.....
Digital Desk: A Malaysian
diving instructor was arrested after a 24-year-old Chinese tourist accused him
of molesting her while underwater. According to Assistant Superintendent Arif
Abdul Razak, the acting officer in charge, the woman was assaulted by a
27-year-old male working freelance while diving off the coast of Semporna in
Sabah state at around 1 p.m. on Friday, according to the South China Morning
Post.
The story quickly went viral
on social media. Screenshots of alleged exchanges between the diving instructor
and the victim are included in the photos. One of the photographs depicts the
woman being kissed.
Mr Razak in a statement
said, "The victim had lodged a complaint with Semporna police before
flying back to her hometown in China."
The accused was apprehended
around 12.50 a.m. on Sunday at a residence in a water hamlet in the district,
according to the police. He has been accused under Section 354 of the Penal
Code with employing criminal force to offend a woman's modesty. The accused has
been remanded in custody until Thursday to allow for further investigation.
Christina Liew, Sabah's
tourism, culture, and environment minister, said on Monday that the event had
harmed the state's tourism business just as it was beginning to recover from
the pandemic. "Incidents like this have a significant impact on the image
of tourism in the Semporna district in particular and Sabah in general,
especially as the tourism industry recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic."
“I call on all travel agents
in this state to play a role in providing quality service,” she said. “They
must be responsible to ensure incidents like this will not happen again.”
Sharing details about the
incident, the minister revealed that the incident had occurred outside the area
of Sipadan Island Park and Tun Sakaran Marine Park which was under the
management of Sabah Parks.
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