A 37-year-old man, who allegedly harassed a female photographer over a period of eight years, has been hauled to a Magistrate's Court in Shah Alam and charged under the new anti-stalking law.
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00:00 A 37-year-old man who allegedly harassed a female photographer over a period of eight
00:08 years has been charged under the new anti-stalking law.
00:13 Mahamad Safik Rosli, a freelance designer, pleaded not guilty to the charge after it
00:17 was read out before Magistrate Sashra Diana Sabto on Thursday.
00:23 According to the charge sheet, the accused repeatedly harassed Akasia Mardiana Dawood
00:28 by sending communication to her Twitter account while knowing that the harassment could incite
00:33 fear in the victim.
00:36 The communication, which contained his expression of love to the 31-year-old victim, was then
00:42 read at the premises in Shah Alam.
00:45 The offence was allegedly committed between 1.40am on July 15 and 5.58pm on July 21.
00:53 Mahamad Safik was charged under Section 507A, Subsection 1 of the Penal Code for stalking,
00:59 punishable under Section 507A, Subsection 3 of the Penal Code.
01:05 He faces imprisonment of up to three years or a fine, or both, upon conviction.
01:10 Deputy Public Prosecutor Zulfinaz Abbas did not offer bail as the accused has a history
01:16 of jumping bail in the UK.
01:18 Lawyer Fitril Hakim Abdul Jalil, who represented Mahamad Safik, did not object.
01:24 DPP Zulfinaz also made an application for Mahamad Safik to be sent to Hospital Bahagia
01:29 Ulu Kinta to be observed under its forensic psychiatric unit.
01:34 Lawyer Jason Wee, who held a watching brief for the victim, made an ex parte application
01:39 for a protection order for his client until the conclusion of the case.
01:44 Magistrate Sasha Diana allowed the prosecution's application to admit the accused at Hospital
01:50 Bahagia Ulu Kinta and said that the bail would be decided after the observation is completed.
01:56 The court also allowed the protection order for the victim and fixed September 7 for mention.
02:01 Thank you.