GEORGE TOWN, Oct 25 — A single mother who was arrested for claiming she was forced into prostitution was fined RM4,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for making a false statement.
Magistrate Siti Nurul Suhaila Baharin meted out the fine on Wan Ainsyatul Mime Wan Yuszaidi, 26, who pleaded guilty.
She was charged with making the false statement through the live broadcast of the “Heart 2 Heart Show” on TikTok with the intent to cause fear or alarm to the public, where any person may be induced to commit an offence against the state or public peace.
The offence was committed at PPR Ampang Jajar Apartment, Jalan Permatang Pauh, Butterworth, near here at 3.30pm on July 26.
She was charged under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, which provides for up to two years’ jail, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
In mitigation, Wan Ainsyatul Mime, represented by lawyer Naqieya Zulkernain from the National Legal Aid Foundation, said she earns RM1,600 a month as a security guard and has a mother and two children to support.
Deputy public prosecutor Nurul Atikah Asharaf Ali appeared for the prosecution.
— Bernama
