A TECHNICIAN was sentenced to six months’ jail by the Kuala Terengganu magistrates’ court today for criminal intimidation by threatening to expose nude photos of his ex-girlfriend.

Magistrate Noor Mazrinie Mahmood meted out the sentence on Wan Azuan W Ismail, 29, who pleaded guilty to the charge.

He was charged with committing the offence on the 22-year-old woman through a phone call made at 7.48am on January 24 in Kuala Ibai.

Wan Azuan was ordered to serve the jail sentence from the date of his arrest, which was on October 15.

The charge, framed under section 507 of the penal code, provides imprisonment for up to two years, if found guilty.

Prosecuting officer Inspector Khairi Mohamed Noor prosecuted, while Wan Azuan was unrepresented. – Bernama, December 8, 2022.