Stalking trial: Prosecution does not want guilty plea to enable use of insanity defence

Caption: Mohamad Safiq Rosli being brought into the Shah Alam court complex on Wednesday (Dec 20). On Dec 15, he pleaded guilty to stalking and harassing photogapher Acacia Mardiana Daud on social media. — Photo: RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/ The Star

SHAH ALAM: The sentencing of a man for stalking, under the newly crafted Section 507A of the Penal Code, has taken an unexpected detour.

The prosecution said it would want its objection recorded if Mohamad Shafiq Rosli was sentenced without a full trial.