KUALA LUMPUR: An Indonesian woman was fined RM1,800 by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday after she pleaded guilty to offering sexual services to a policeman in July this year. Magistrate Noorasyikin Sahat meted out the fine on Sari Meity Purnama, 45, in default three months’ jail if she failed to pay the fine. Sari Meity was charged with soliciting RM250 from a policeman for the purpose of prostitution in front of a premises, opposite the Ancasa Express Hotel, Jalan Pudu, here at 7.30 pm on July 31.
Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Wafa Zainal Abidin pressed for just punishment to serve as a lesson to the accused who was not represented. The accused, who was crying during the appeal, sought leniency on the grounds that she had to work to pay for the medical expenses of her mother who was currently hospitalised in Indonesia.
Also, in the same court, a Thai woman, Suriyong Chaphithak, 20, was fined RM1,800, in default three months’ in jail, after she pleaded guilty to soliciting RM210 from another policeman for the purpose of prostitution. She was accused of committing the offence at the Seri Cempaka Apartment Hotel, Level 1, Tower 2, Menara PGRM, Jalan Pudu Ulu, Cheras, at 4.30 pm on Aug 4.
The accused, represented by lawyer M. K. Thas, appealed for leniency on the grounds that she has two dependents – her younger siblings – and she has valid travel documents. Both accused were charged under Section 372 (B) of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of up to one year or a fine or both, upon conviction. – Bernama
