AYER KEROH: A trader was fined RM2,000 by a magistrate’s court in Ayer Keroh today after he pleaded guilty to enticing a married woman with the intention of having sexual intercourse with her last September.
Zahari Zainul Abdidin, 30, admitted enticing a 21-year-old woman to have intercourse with him in a hotel room in Kuala Lumpur around 4am on Sept 4.
The father of three was charged under Section 498 of the Penal Code which carries up to two years imprisonment, a fine or both.
According to the facts of the case, the woman’s husband lodged a report after she left her house despite them being on good terms.
The 29-year-old husband received a WhatsApp message from his wife, asking for a transfer of RM10,000 to her bank account.
He then transferred RM3,000 and tracked down his wife at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur with Zahari.
He lodged a police report and a raid was conducted on the hotel room.
Earlier, lawyer Farhan Mirza Azme appealed for the minimum sentence for his client. He said Zahari was earning only RM1,500 a month and had repented.
Deputy public prosecutor Zainal Abidin Intan Lyiana called for a stiffer penalty to serve as deterrent.
Magistrate Muhammad Nazrin Ali Rahim fined Zahari RM2,000, in default four months’ jail.
