Compiled by MARTIN CARVALHO, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
STEALING the undergarments of a woman and possessing an indecent recording of her landed a 28-year-old man from Terengganu in court, according to Harian Metro.
Muhammad Qabil Razali was charged with keeping an indecent recording of a 37-year-old woman in his mobile phone and with stealing four pairs of her undergarments, which had been reported missing.
The man was said to have committed the offences at two different locations in Marang on Sept 17. He was charged before Magistrate Zurazureen Zainalkefli.Muhammad Qabil pleaded guilty to both charges and could face a fine, jail term not exceeding three years or both for possessing the obscene recording.
He also faces a fine, a jail term not exceeding five years or both for theft of the woman’s undergarments.
The court fixed Oct 10 for sentencing and allowed Muhammad Qabil bail at RM6,000 with one surety.
In a separate case, a 23-year-old “Peeping Tom” was sentenced to a year in jail by a Magistrate’s Court in Kuala Lumpur for spying on a woman and recording her on his mobile phone while she was easing herself in a toilet.
The accused, Muhamad Aiman Aqmal Mohammad, was said to have committed the offence last month and was arrested on Aug 26, Utusan Malaysia reported.
Magistrate Rais Imran Hamid ticked off Muhamad Aiman for his immoral behaviour by invading the 48-year-old woman’s privacy and dignity.
He pleaded guilty to his crimes and was sentenced to a year for each of his offence, which was to run concurrently from the date of his arrest.
> Actress Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim has reached out to fellow actress Diana Rafar to inform her that there would be scenes involving her husband in close proximity with the former in the latest drama Ternyata Sebuah Bahagia, Kosmo! reported.
“I contacted her (Diana) before the start of the recording. Ethically, this must be done before acting with another’s husband,” the 45-year-old said at a press conference related to her latest drama with actor Zamarul Hisham.According to Sarimah, Diana said she was fine with the matter and asked if Sarimah’s husband was also agreeable to her acting in close proximity with Zamarul.
She said it would make recording scenes easier if their respective spouses were made aware.
● The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
