George Town police have failed to obtain an extension of remand for the special aide of a DAP assemblyperson who is suspected of a sex crime involving a young woman.

The aide was suspected of outraging the modesty of a 21-year old student at a car park of an entertainment outlet on Jalan Pantai last week.

The 50-year old former Penang municipal councillor, who was arrested on Thursday, was brought to court today after his two-day remand, granted by senior assistant registrar Ahmad Tajuddin Zain yesterday, ended...