Unemployed Man Jailed And Fined For Recording Hundreds Of Obscene Images, Videos

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- An unemployed man was sentenced to 10 months’ imprisonment and fined RM5,000 by the Magistrate’s Court today after pleading guilty to recording and possessing hundreds of obscene images and videos on his mobile phone.

Magistrate Amira Abd Aziz handed down the sentence to P Naagiran, 28, ordering him to serve the prison term from today.

She added that failure to pay the fine would result in an additional 12 months’ imprisonment.

Naagiran was accused of installing a hidden camera in a toilet with the intent to insult the modesty of a woman at an apartment unit on Jalan San Peng here at 9.45 pm on April 24, 2022.

He was charged under Section 509 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum of five years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both upon conviction.

He was also accused of possessing 108 obscene videos and 374 obscene images on his phone, which were subsequently viewed at the Criminal Investigation Officer’s office at the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters on April 26, 2022. 

This charge was brought under Section 292(a) of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum imprisonment of three years, a fine, or both upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutor Ravindejit Kaur urged the court to impose a commensurate sentence, citing the seriousness of the offence in violating the victim’s privacy and compromising public safety.

Defence counsel S. Balasubrameniam requested a lenient sentence, saying that his client is responsible for caring for his elderly mother.

-- BERNAMA