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The Sun
5 days ago
- The Sun
Indonesian Woman Jailed for Prostitution in Sandakan
KOTA KINABALU: A 50-year-old Indonesian woman was sentenced to three years in prison by the Sandakan Sessions Court on Tuesday for acting as a prostitution agent. Lely Fiter pleaded guilty before Judge Zaini Fisher @ Fisal to charges under Section 372 of the Penal Code, which criminalizes exploiting others for prostitution. Her sentence began on the date of her arrest, and she will be deported after serving her term. Police raided Lely's rented apartment at Taman Mawar Apartment at 3:30 p.m. on July 29 following a tip-off. An officer, posing as a customer, paid RM150 for sexual services with a 26-year-old local woman. Officers intervened before any act occurred, arresting both women and seizing RM150 in cash (the payment), condoms, tissues, and a mobile phone as evidence. The local woman, Zuraini Mohd Zaini, who admitted to offering sexual services, was fined RM1,800 or, in default, three months' jail under Section 372B of the Penal Code by Magistrate Nur Faezah Jafry. She confessed to engaging in prostitution due to financial difficulties, stating that she received RM100 per transaction while Lely kept RM50 as commission. Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhammad Azizi Hamil prosecuted Lely's case, while ASP Zamri Zakaria prosecuted the local woman's case.
The Star
5 days ago
- The Star
Sex worker caught in the act during Sandakan police raid
KOTA KINABALU: A woman pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution after she was caught in the act during a police raid in Sandakan. The woman, 26, was arrested along with her "agent" - an Indonesian woman named Lely Fiter, 50 - after police raided a premises in Taman Mawar around 3.30pm on July 29. According to the facts of the case, she and her client, who turned out to be a police informer, had bathed together and were about to have intercourse when the police knocked on the door. The informer opened the door, and the woman was nabbed. A used condom and RM150 cash were among the items seized. The informer was not arrested as that was part of the operation plan. Magistrate Nur Faezah Jafry at the Sandakan Magistrates Court on Tuesday (Aug 5), set a RM1,800 fine in default of three months' imprisonment on the woman. She paid the fine. Separately, Lely pleaded guilty to soliciting for the purpose of prostitution or any immoral purpose at the Sandakan Sessions court. Judge Zaini Fisher @ Fisal handed a three-year jail sentence and ordered Lely to be referred to the Immigration Department for deportation after serving her sentence.
