Man fined RM8,000 for sending porn through Telegram

Man fined RM8,000 for sending porn through Telegram

The 34-year-old unemployed pleads guilty in Kuala Terengganu sessions court.

Ahmad Fais Ibrahim was charged with transmitting pornographic material with the intention of annoying others using Telegram. (Reuters pic)
KUALA TERENGGANU:
An unemployed man was fined RM8,000, or four months’ jail in default, by the sessions court here today for improper use of network facilities by sending obscene communications through the Telegram application two years ago.

Judge Nazlyza Nazri meted out the fine on Ahmad Fais Ibrahim, 34, after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

Ahmad Fais was charged with making and initiating the transmission of pornographic communications with the intention of annoying others using the Telegram application.

The link was viewed at 3.54pm on Feb 23, 2021 at Kampung Baru Seberang Takir in Kuala Nerus.

He was charged under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588), which provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000 or up to one year in prison or both, if convicted, and may be further fined RM1,000 for each day the offence continues after conviction.

The prosecution was conducted by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s prosecuting officer Nur Nazhzilah Hashim. Ahmad Fais was represented by lawyer Abdul Hayyi Salim.

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