Kota Kinabalu: A 27-year-old woman was jailed five years and fined of RM10,000, or jailed 10 months for being a middle person in offering sexual services to a man.
Sessions Court Judge Elsie Primus meted out the sentence to Amiliana Pius Abdullah, after ruling that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt against Amiliana on Tuesday.
Amiliana was found guilty of being the middle person between the man and a 20-year-old woman in offering RM350 per prostitution service at 11.30pm on Feb 2, 2022 at a unit of an apartment, here.
The offence under section 372(1)(f) of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 372(1) of the same Code carries a jail term of up to 15 years, whipping and liable to a fine, on conviction.
The court granted Amiliana’s application to stay execution of the jail sentence pending appeal against the decision to the High Court but the fine must be paid on Tuesday.
The notice of appeal must be filed on or before May 28, this year.
The prosecution called seven witnesses and only one defence witness had testified in the hearing.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Sofia Sawayan conducted the prosecution while counsel Jack Sumatera defended Amiliana.
