00:01A 33-year-old man who demanded 200 ringgit after returning a woman's stolen mobile phone
00:08was sentenced to four months jail by the Ayur Kero Magistrate's Court on Monday.
00:14Magistrate Uthman Abdul Ghani sentenced Muhammad Nazirul Jasmi after he pleaded guilty to extortion.
00:19He was charged with putting a 36-year-old woman in fear while demanding payment for the return of her
00:25iPhone 17 Pro Max,
00:27which she realized was missing while with her younger sister.
00:30The incident occurred along the Sungai Melaka riverbank in Kampung Morton on September 1.
00:36The accused approached her, claiming his friend was chasing the phone thief
00:40before returning the device and demanding 200 ringgit, later reduced to 50 ringgit.
00:46The frightened victim refused to pay and said she wanted to lodge a police report,
00:51but he continued pressing her for payment and refused to provide his telephone number.
00:56The charge was framed under Section 385 of the Penal Code.
01:01Deputy Public Prosecutor Shoki Mardia Baharudin urged a deterrent sentence
01:06while Muhammad Nazirul, who was unrepresented, appealed for leniency, saying he needed to support his mother.
01:26Deputy Public Prosecutor Shoki Mardia Baharudin urged a person to participate in the
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