The magistrate’s court in George Town has set March 7 and 8 for the trial of a senior policewoman who allegedly released a detainee known as the ‘Casanova’ last October.

Magistrate Dianne Ningrad Nor Azhar set the date after the case was mentioned before her today.

On Oct 21, ASP L Chandkumary, 56, pleaded not guilty to two charges concerning the case.

On the first court, she claimed trial to intentionally releasing K Prabaharan, 45, who was accused of cheating women of their valuables and money, while he was in her custody at 1.50pm on Oct 9 at the George Town Court Complex.

For that, she was charged under Section 225A(1)(a) of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum jail term of three years or a fine or both.

She also claimed trial to lodging a false police report at 8.05pm on the same day at the Timur Laut police station, concerning the incident.

The offence under Section 182 of the same Code carries a jail term of up to six months or a fine of up to RM2,000, or both.

Deputy public prosecutor Siti Fatimah Talib prosecuted, while Chandkumary was represented by lawyer Danny C Navarednam.

- Bernama