Woman claims trial to sharing obscene images of husband's other wife
Herni Sofini Omar, 53, entered the plea before magistrate Utman Abd Ghani after the charges were read and explained to her by the court interpreter.
On the first charge, she is accused of insulting the modesty of a 45-year-old complainant by distributing obscene images via a letter.
Herni is charged under Section 509 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
For the second charge, she is accused of criminal intimidation against the same complainant via an anonymous letter at the same time, date and location.
The charge was framed under Section 507 of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of up to two years in addition to any punishment under Section 506 of the same Code.
Both offences were allegedly committed at Jalan Meranti 3, Taman Sayang Selasih, on March 27 about 2pm.
For the third charge, on June 6 about 3am, she was found in possession of obscene images belonging to the same complainant on her mobile phone at the Criminal Investigation Department office of the Melaka Tengah police headquarters.
She was charged under Section 292 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of three years' jail, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Hanis Aliah Ahmad Kamarulnajuib proposed bail of RM24,000 for all charges with one surety.
However, defence lawyer Baharudin Baharim appealed for a reduction, citing that his client is self-employed and supports four children, three of whom are still in school.
He said the accused, who has been abandoned by her husband since the incident, poses no flight risk and has fully cooperated with police during the investigation.
"My client was recently diagnosed with cancer and has undergone surgery. We request total bail to be set at RM4,000," he said.
The court then granted Herni bail of RM5,000 with one surety and fixed Aug 6 for case mention and document submission.
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