How many years of police supervision was the doctor sentenced to?

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The ENT Specialist Received a Total of Two Years of Police Supervision

The ear, nose, and throat specialist was sentenced to a total of two years of police supervision. This supervision period applies concurrently to all seven charges for which he was convicted. The judge ordered that all prison sentences run concurrently, meaning the total jail time served is based on the longest single sentence, and the police supervision also runs concurrently for the entire duration.
Seven Charges of Sexual Assault Convicted

The doctor, identified as Mohd Safwan Mohd Soffian, 42, was found guilty of seven charges related to the sexual assault of a young male patient. The offences occurred in the doctor's consultation room at a private hospital in Kuala Terengganu between September 2022 and April 2023. The patient was between 11 and 12 years old at the time of the incidents.
Sentencing Under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017

For the first six charges, Mohd Safwan was convicted under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. The seventh charge was brought under Section 14(d) of the same Act. These sections carry a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment and whipping.
Concurrent Sentencing Ordered

Sessions Court judge Mohd Zul Zakiquddin Zulkifli sentenced Mohd Safwan to five years' jail, one stroke of the cane, and two years' police supervision for each of the first six charges. For the seventh charge, the sentence was seven years' jail, one stroke of the cane, and two years' police supervision. Crucially, the judge ordered all prison sentences to run concurrently, with the two-year police supervision also running concurrently.

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