KUALA TERENGGANU: A teacher and a self-employed man were charged in the sessions court here today with trafficking a woman for sexual exploitation.
Teacher Hasfyanizam Mansor, 48, pleaded not guilty to the charge which was read out before judge Nazlyza Nazri.
His co-defendant, Fazley Jaafar, 29, pleaded guilty after changing his plea three times.
The two men were jointly charged with trafficking a 29-year-old woman for sexual exploitation at a condominium in Jalan Sultan Omar here at 2.35am on March 11.
Hasfyanizam and Fazley were charged with trafficking in persons under Section 12 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007, read together with common intent under Section 34 of the Penal Code.
They face a prison sentence of up to 20 years and a fine upon conviction.
No application for bail was made.
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Nazlyza set March 31 for mention of Hasfyanizam’s case and sentencing of Fazley.
