Supervisor pleads guilty to uploading pornographic content


KUALA TERENGGANU: A supervisor has pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here to two charges of uploading pornographic video content and pictures five years ago with intent to offend others.

On Tuesday (Feb 8), Ahmad Tarmizi Mohd, 28, admitted committing the two acts, with the video and pictures later viewed at a house in Padang Sena here at midnight on May 11, 2017.

He was charged under Section 233 (1) (a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 which provides a maximum fine of RM50,000 or imprisonment for up to one year, or both, upon conviction,

Judge Nooriah Osman set Feb 28 for sentencing and allowed the accused to be released on bail of RM5,000 for both charges.

Prosecuting officer from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Nazrul Hizam Mohd Zameri, prosecuted while Ahmad Tarmizi was unrepresented. – Bernama

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