Masseuse accused of faking royal marriage certificate to undergo psychiatric evaluation
Sessions Court judge Norma Ismail granted the application by deputy public prosecutor Ravendejit Kaur for a mental health assessment on Persana Avril Solunda, 43, before the case proceeds further.
The court fixed Aug 19 for the submission of the psychiatric report.
Persana's lawyer, Mehgalaa Rajendran, did not object to the application.
Following the conclusion of proceedings, Persana was immediately sent to the hospital.
Last month, Persana, who had an arrest warrant issued against her for skipping court, was arrested by Bukit Aman's Classified Crimes Investigation Unit at her workplace in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
According to the charge, she used a TikTok account under the handle "king.charles.ratu" to create and upload a video containing a doctored image of a false marriage certificate involving a member of the royal family and Crown Princess Ratu Shana.
She allegedly committed the offence on Feb 25 with the intent to annoy others.
The post was accessed at about 10am on Feb 26 at the Cyber Crime and Multimedia Investigation Division of Bukit Aman's Commercial Crime Investigation Department, located at Menara KPJ in Wangsa Maju.
The charge is framed under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, punishable under Section 233(3), which provides for a maximum fine of RM500,000 or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, upon conviction.
The law also provides for an additional fine of RM5,000 for each day the offence continues after conviction.
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