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New Straits Times
4 days ago
- New Straits Times
Woman claims trial to sharing obscene images of husband's other wife
MELAKA: An investment agent pleaded not guilty to three charges, including distributing and possessing obscene images of her husband's other wife in March. 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.
The Star
4 days ago
- The Star
Investment agent in the dock over lewd pics of hubby's second wife
MELAKA: An investment agent in a polygamous marriage has claimed trial to charges of distributing, threatening and possessing obscene images of her husband's second wife. Herni Sofini Omar, 53, entered a plea of not guilty after the three charges were read to her before Magistrate Uthman Abd Ghani in Ayer Keroh on Wednesday (July 2). She is charged with intending to insult the modesty of a 45-year-old woman by distributing obscene images via the post. The charge was framed under Section 509 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of five years' imprisonment, or a fine, or both, upon conviction. The accused was also charged under Section 507 of the Penal Code for issuing a criminal threat to the same woman via a letter that concealed the identity of the sender. The offence carries a prison term of up to two years, in addition to any other punishment provided under Section 506 of the Penal Code, if convicted. All the offences were alleged to have been committed at about 2pm at a house on Jalan Meranti 3 in Taman Sayang Selasih here on March 27. The accused also faces a prison term of up to three years, a fine, or both, if convicted under Section 292 of the Penal Code for possessing obscene images of the same woman on her mobile phone. The offence was discovered at about 3am on June 2 at the criminal investigation officer's office in Melaka Tengah district police headquarters here. Deputy public prosecutor Hanis Aliah Ahmad Kamarulnajuib proposed bail of RM8,000 for each charge. Baharudin Baharim, representing the accused, appealed for bail of RM4,000 for all charges because his client had no fixed income, recently underwent surgery for cancer, and was abandoned by her husband over the case. The court set bail at RM5,000 for all charges and fixed Aug 6 for next mention of the case.
