Man who tried to blackmail girlfriend with nude photos picks jail over RM3,000 fine

The accused, Lum Gah Wai (left) accompanied by a police officer at the Sibu Magistrate's Court.

SIBU: A 27-year man from Ampang, Selangor chose to go to jail instead of paying a RM3,000 fine after he pleaded guilty to an attempt to blackmail his girlfriend by threatening to expose nude photographs of her.

The accused, Lum Gah Wai, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 509 of the Penal Code for intending to insult the modesty of the woman at the Magistrate's Court here, which provides for a jail sentence of five years or a fine.