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Five teenage girls will be charged in a Kota Kinabalu juvenile court on Wednesday for threatening the late Zara Qairina Mahathir, a bullying victim. The Attorney General confirmed the charges will be under Section 507C(1) of the Penal Code (Amendment 2025), which carries a potential one-year prison sentence, a fine, or both. This section addresses causing distress, fear, or anxiety through threatening, insulting, or humiliating words or actions. The charges will not interfere with the ongoing inquest into Zara Qairina's death, which began after the Sabah State Director of Prosecutions applied for it.
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