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Man fined RM3,000 for selling porn on Telegram
Ammar Azaruddin pleaded guilty to the sale and distribution of obscene materials when he was charged at the Kuala Lumpur magistrates' court today.
KUALA LUMPUR : A jobless man was fined RM3,000 by the magistrates' court today for distributing pornographic material on Telegram.
Magistrate Aina Azahra Arifin imposed the fine after Ammar Azaruddin pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 292(a) of the Penal Code, which relates to the sale and distribution of obscene materials.
Ammar avoided a four-month jail term by settling the fine.
According to the facts of the case, a policeman discovered a website containing links to Telegram channels promoting pornographic content on April 9.
Users were required to make a payment to access the material.
Ammar's lawyer, Siti Summaiyah Ahmad Jaafar from the National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK), appealed for a minimum fine, stating that her client was remorseful and had vowed not to commit the offence again.
However, deputy public prosecutor Hench Goh urged the court to impose a deterrent sentence to reflect the seriousness of the offence.
