Sex service broker jailed
Published on: Wed, Aug 06, 2025
By: Mardinah Jikur Text Size: The court ordered Lely to serve the jail sentence from the date of her arrest and referred to the Immigration Department for deportation. SANDAKAN: A 50-year-old illegal immigrant was jailed three years for being a middle person in prostitution activity. Sessions Court Judge Zaini Fishir @ Fisal meted out the sentence to Indonesian Lely Fiter, who pleaded guilty to the charge against her on Tuesday.
Advertisement Lely had become the middle person for a woman for prostitution purposes at an apartment unit in Batu 5, here, July 29 this year. The court ordered Lely to serve the jail sentence from the date of her arrest and referred to the Immigration Department for deportation. In a related case, a 26-year-old woman was fined RM1,800 or three months' jail for offering sex service for RM150 per session. Zuraini Mohd Zaini pleaded guilty before Magistrate Nur Faezah Jafry, to soliciting for the purpose of prostitution at the same place and time as Lely.
Advertisement The court heard that at about 3.30pm, a team of police officers from the D7 Division of the Sandakan District Police Headquarters had raided the house and found the woman in the act of providing sexual services. During the raid, the police also seized an opened packet of branded condoms, one used condom, a roll of used tissue, a mobile phone and RM150 in cash. Investigation revealed that each service was paid RM150 and the amount would be divided, RM100 Zuraini and RM50 for Lely who acted as the middle person in finding clients for the activity. Zuraini admitted to committing the act due to financial hardship. Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhammad Azizi Hamil Prosecuting Officer ASP Zamri Zakaria appeared for the prosecution while Lely and Zuraini were not represented. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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