AN assistant estate manager pleaded not guilty in the Alor Star Sessions Court today to sending obscene photographs to a woman two years ago.

Mohd Afif Ramlan, 36, claimed trial to the charge after it was read out to him before judge Sharifah Norazlita Syed Salim Idid.

He is accused of using WhatsApp to send obscene photos with the intention to hurt the woman, who viewed the photos on her phone at a house in Taman Uda, Jalan Sultanah, Alor Star, at 11.59pm on June 19, 2019.

Afif was charged under section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and can be punished under section 233(3) of the same act, which carries a maximum fine of RM50,000 or a jail term not exceeding a year, or both, upon conviction.

The court set January 9 for case mention and submission of documents.

MCMC prosecuting officer Nazrul Nizam Mohd Zameri prosecuted while lawyer Mohamad Sofee Razak represented the accused. – Bernama, December 16, 2021.