MUAR: An Indonesian woman was fined RM2,800 by the magistrate's court after pleading guilty to a charge of engaging in prostitution activities at an oil palm plantation here last month.
Ilah Jamilah, 40, who is also a mother of a child, made the plea after the charges were read by an interpreter in front of Magistrate Fatin Dalilah Khalid.
According to the charge, she committed the act at an unnumbered hut in the oil palm plantation in Jalan Paya Panjang, Bukit Pasir at 7.30pm on June 23.
She is charged under Section 372B of the Penal Code, which provides for a prison sentence of up to a year or a fine or both if found guilty.
Based on the case facts, the police conducted a raid on the hut and found the woman inside.
Also there in the hut with her was a Bangladeshi man suspected to be a client.
The police inspection found several items, including tissues, unused and used condoms, lubricants and more than RM900.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Arif Marzuki prosecuted, while t Ilah Jamilah was unrepresented.
The court imposed a fine of RM2,800 in lieu of a three-month prison sentence if she fails to pay it.
The accused was later handed over to the Immigration Department for deportation to her home country.