BANGI: A six-month pregnant woman pleaded guilty in the Bandar Baru Bangi Magistrate’s Court to soliciting clients for prostitution via Telegram under the pseudonym “Miza Ozawa”.
Siti Amiza Baharuddin, 27, was charged with committing the offence at a condominium unit in Bukit Mahkota, Kajang, at 4pm on June 6, under Section 372B of the Penal Code yesterday. The offence carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison, a fine, or both.
Magistrate Nurdiyanah Mohd Nawawi set June 24 for sentencing.
Siti Amiza was also sentenced to one month in prison and fined RM12,500 by the same court after pleading guilty to two charges of possessing obscene materials and unregistered medicines.
For possessing obscene materials, the court sentenced her to one month in prison and fined her RM6,500, or seven months in prison if she failed to pay the fine.
For having unregistered medications, she was fined RM6,000, in default, six months in jail.
The court ordered both sentences run consecutively from the date she was arrested on June 6.
She was charged with possessing obscene materials in her laptop and three mobile phones at the same location, time, and date under Section 292(a) of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison, a fine, or both.
Siti Amiza was also charged with possessing two boxes of ‘Secret Negro’ and two boxes of ‘Dara Jelita,’ in violation of Regulation 7(1)(a) of the Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984 at the same location, time and date.
The charge was framed under Regulation 30 (1) of the same regulation and is punishable under Section 12(2) of the Sale of Drugs Act 1952, which carries a maximum fine of RM25,000 or three years in prison, and for subsequent offences, a fine of up to RM50,000, five years in prison, or both. — Bernama
