AN army lieutenant has been arrested by the police for allegedly committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature on a 25-year-old man.

Padawan district police chief superintendent Aidil Bolhassan said the 31 year-old suspect was arrested in the compound of the Kota Sentosa police station yesterday.

According to the victim, he was lying down in the living room of a house in Batu Kawa on December 1, when the suspect approached and sodomised him, said Aidil in a statement here today.

He said the suspect had a criminal record, and police were investigating the case under Section 377A of the Penal Code. – Bernama, December 10, 2018.