SUNGAI PETANI: A large crowd turned up at the Wat Damrong Ratanaram (also known as Wat Siam) in Kampung Raja here for a gathering to remember Chee Gaik Yap, a 25-year-old who was raped and murdered in 2006.Those gathered there also listed five demands, including for the police to find and punish the culprit.A car salesman charged with murderrape has since been acquitted

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Remembering the victim of a monsterBy JOSEPHINE JALLEHjosephineifthestar.com.mySUNGAI PETANI: A large crowdturned up at the Wat DamrongRatanaram (also known as WatSiam) in Kampung Raja here for agathering to remember Chee GaikYap, a 25­year­old who was rapedand murdered in 2006.Those gathered there also listedfive demands, including for thepolice to find and punish the culprit.A car salesman charged with mur­der­rape has since been acquitted.Gaik Yap, a marketing executiveand Universiti Utara Malaysia gradu­ate, was kidnapped, raped and killedbefore her body was dumped at ahousing estate.For over an hour from 11am yes­terday, the crowd from various partsof the country, held white daisieswhile listening to leaders from bothBarisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyatspeak about the importance of jus­tice and closure for Gaik Yap.Their demands include appealingto the Attorney­General's Chambersto announce the developments ofthe case and to ask that the courtretain the passport of the salesmanwho was acquitted by the Alor SetarHigh Court on June 25, last year.They asked the A­G to add a rapecharge to the case and to restorepublic confidence in the judiciary.They also suggested for the Parlia­ment to oversee the operations ofthe A­G's Chambers. Also presentwere Gaik Yap's father Chee Ah Sau,57, and mother Lim Kim Nai, 56.Ah Sau, who was crying, declinedto comment but had told Berapitassemblyman Lydia Ong Kok Fooithat he hoped for his daughter's caseto go to the Court of Appeal as soonas possible.Ong said the gathering was organ­ised through Ah Sau's initiative.Gurun MP Dr Leong Yong Kongfrom MCA said he supported the callfor the A­G's Chambers to be account­able to Parliament.Never forgotten: Ah Sau placing flowers as Gaik Yap's her mother Lim (left) lookson during the 7th year memorial service in Sungai Petani, Kedah.Headline Remembering the victim of a monsterMediaTitle Sunday StarDate 12 Jan 2014 Language EnglishCirculation 320,964 Readership 1,072,000Section Nation Color Full ColorPage No 15 ArticleSize 185 cm²AdValue RM 8,615 PR Value RM 25,846

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