Indonesian fined RM6,000 for prostitution, two other offences in Kuching

KUCHING (March 11): An Indonesian woman was fined a total of RM6,000 in default 18 months in prison for breaching the conditions of her social visit pass, engaging in prostitution, and abusing drugs.

At the Sessions Court, Nur Fauziyah, 21, pleaded guilty before Judge Musli Ab Hamid to a charge under Section 39(b) of the Immigration Regulations 1963 for violating the terms of her social visit pass, and was fined RM1,000 in default four months’ jail.

At the Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan, she pleaded guilty to soliciting customers for the purpose of prostitution and was fined RM2,500 in default six months’ imprisonment.

The charge was framed under Section 372B of the Penal Code, which provides for up to one year in prison or a fine, or both, upon conviction.

In another Magistrates’ Court, Nur Fauziyah was fined RM2,500 in default eight months in prison after pleading guilty before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan to abusing drugs.

The accused was also ordered to undergo two years of supervision by the authorities.

The charge was framed under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and punishable under Section 15(1) of the same Act, which provides for a fine not exceeding RM5,000 or up to two years in jail, upon conviction.

Based on the facts of the cases, police received information regarding prostitution activities at an apartment along Jalan Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Ahmad Zaidi Adruce here and instructed officers to conduct an undercover operation on Jan 26, 2026.

The raid was carried out at 4pm during which the accused was arrested while she was with an undercover officer, with police seizing RM270 in cash as well as condoms.

Investigations found Nur Fauziyah had breached the conditions of her social visit pass by offering sexual services.

The accused was subsequently taken to the Kuching Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division office for urine screening, which found her positive for amphetamine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and methylenedioxy-amphetamine.

The cases were prosecuted separately by deputy public prosecutors Asmawi Nur Haqim Mokhtar, Ahmad Fauzulitfi Suriani, and Muhammad Aidil Akmal Sharidan, while the accused was unrepresented.