Indonesia, Oct. 2 -- Indonesia's ambassador to Malaysia has expressed relief after Malaysia's Federal Court upheld the conviction of Paul Yong Choo Kiong, a former Perak state executive councillor, for raping his Indonesian domestic worker.

Yong, 55, began serving an eight-year prison sentence on Wednesday after the court dismissed his final appeal.

"I'm relieved and grateful justice has finally been served for the Indonesian victim," Ambassador Dato' Indera Hermono told ANTARA following the ruling.

Malaysia's highest court unanimously rejected Yong's bid to overturn the 2024 Court of Appeal decision, which upheld his conviction and sentence for the 2018 assault on a 23-year-old Indonesian maid.

Hermono admitted he initially doubted t...