Medical graduate, hotel employee jailed again for pimping

PETALING JAYA: A medical graduate and a hotel employee were sentenced to 10 years’ jail and a stroke of the cane each by the Sessions Court yesterday after they pleaded guilty to a charge with acting as intermediaries in a prostitution activity that was managed through the WeChat mobile application.

Judge Datin Fadzlin Suraya Mohd Suah meted imposed he punishment on Khairul Azzuar Yusoff, 30, who graduated in medicine from a university in Egypt, and Mohyuddin Ahmad Fajarudin, 24.

When handing down the sentence, Fadzlin Suraya advised them to turn a new leaf by becoming useful being and hoped the punishment would bring them remorse.

The two men were charged with committing the offence at a hotel in Subang Jaya in January last year.

Fadzlin Suraya ordered the two men to serve the jail sentence after completing the 14-year imprisonment meted out by Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court Judge Datin M. Kunasundary last March 23 for acting as pimps and living off immoral earnings.

Meanwhile, Mohyuddin was also sentenced to another 10 years’ jail and two strokes of the cane by Sessions Court judge Mohd Kamil Nizam, after he pleaded guilty to two counts of living on the earnings of prostitution.

Mohd Kamil ordered Mohyuddin to serve the sentence from the date of his arrest on Feb 7, 2017.

The charges against the two men were made under Section 372(1)(f) and Section 372A(1) of the Penal Code, which provide an imprisonment for up to 15 years and whipping and is also liable to fine, if convicted.

Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Rozaliana Zakaria urged the court to impose a deterrent sentence on both accused considering that their act of living off with proceeds from prostitution was contrary to religion and moral values.

“The punishment that will be imposed will also send out the message to the public that the act of promoting sexual services via social media is totally wrong and will be subjected to severe penalty. - Bernama