00:00A National Defense University student pleaded not guilty at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court
00:06to assaulting a junior with a hot iron.
00:10Amiral Iskandar Nurhanizan was accused of assaulting Salman Saiful Suraj by placing
00:15a hot iron on his chest on October 22.
00:20Amiral, 22, faces a maximum jail term of 10 years or a fine and could also be whipped
00:26if convicted.
00:28Judge Agusra Ali granted the accused bail of 20,000 ringgit in two sureties.
00:34Last week, Inspector General of Police Razaquddin Hussain said the investigation is being carried
00:40out under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons
00:46or means.
00:48He said the 20-year-old victim had been asked to iron clothes by a senior, who then took
00:53the iron and pressed it against the victim's chest.
00:56Deputy Public Prosecutor Sabri Othman said the victim suffered second-degree burns.
