Former security guard gets seven months' jail for peeping

PETALING JAYA: A former security guard was sentenced to seven months' jail by the magistrate's court here today, for peeping under a woman's skirt late last month.
Magistrate Salamiah Salleh meted out the sentence on Uzir Muhamad, 52, when he pleaded guilty to committing the offence on the 26-year-old web designer with intention to insult her modesty.
The offence was committed at the lobby of a building here at 8.30am on Nov 30.
Uzir faced the charge under Section 509 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum jail term of five years or a fine, or both.
The court ordered Uzir to serve the jail sentence from the date of arrest on Dec 16.
Earlier, Uzir, who was unrepresented, pleaded for a lenient sentence as he had repented and promised not to repeat the act. — Bernama