Flasher gets seven months

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KOTA KINABALU: An illegal immigrant was sentenced to seven months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here for showing his genitals to a girl in a public place.

Marasal Bin Abdul Sham, 20, pleaded guilty before magistrate Nuruhuda Mohd Yusof to a charge under Section 509 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum jail term of five years or a fine or both.

The court that Marasal insulted the modesty of the 19-year-old girl by displaying his genitals and asking “You want this?”. He committed the offence at Star City at 3.22pm on February 26 this year.

The girl lodged a police report which led to the arrest of the accused.

The court also ordered Marasal to be referred to the Immigration Department after serving his sentence.

In another case yesterday, a man was jailed for five months for possessing a stolen television set.

Mohd Shamir Mohd Ibrahim pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 411 of the Penal Code which provides for a jail term that may extend to five years or with a fine.

According to the facts of the case, the accused was found with the TV in a house at Bukit Setia, Menggatal at 10.30pm on February 2 this year.

ASP Sabrina Jinius prosecuted the cases.