KUBANG KERIAN: A housewife was fined RM2,000 by the Magistrate’s Court after admitting to offering sexual services through WhatsApp at a guesthouse in Padang Seri Paduka, Kubang Kerian.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Aniza Shakiera Ahmad, 36, pleaded guilty to the charge read by Magistrate Ahmad Syafiq Aizat Nazri. The charge detailed her solicitation for prostitution at a guesthouse on the evening of November 16. Police arrested Aniza during Op Noda, an operation targeting illegal activities, after discovering her offering services for RM150 per session.

Aniza was charged under Section 372B of the Penal Code, which stipulates a maximum penalty of one-year imprisonment, a fine, or both, upon conviction. Deputy public prosecutor Mazlinda Mohd Nor led the prosecution, while Aniza was represented by lawyer Ariyani Mohd Amin @ Abdul Hamid from the Kelantan Legal Aid Foundation.

The defense requested leniency, citing Aniza’s status as a full-time housewife with seven children and her husband’s employment at a poultry processing factory. The court ultimately imposed a RM2,000 fine, with a default sentence of two months imprisonment should the fine remain unpaid.