27-05-2025
Prostitution middleperson jailed five years, fined RM10,000
The Kota Kinabalu Court Complex.
KOTA KINABALU (May 27): A 30-year-old woman was sentenced to five years in jail and fined RM10,000 by the Sessions Court on Tuesday for acting as a middleperson in a prostitution case.
Judge Elsie Primus convicted Amiliana Pius Abdullah under Section 372(1)(f) of the Penal Code after a full trial. The offence carries a maximum penalty of 15 years' jail, whipping, or a fine.
The court allowed a stay of execution on her jail term pending an appeal to the High Court but ordered her to settle the fine by May 27.
Amiliana was found guilty of arranging a sex service between a 20-year-old foreign woman and a 43-year-old local man for RM350 at an apartment on February 2, 2022.
The prosecution presented seven witnesses, while Amiliana was the sole defence witness. She was represented by lawyer Jack Danautoba Sumatra Thaddeus.
The prosecution had called seven witnesses to give evidence against Amiliana while for the defence, she was the sole defence witness.
Amiliana was defended by counsel Jack Danautoba Sumatra Thaddeus.
