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Man gets five months in prison, fine for criminally intimidating Harith Iskander's ex-wife
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1/31/2025
A 31-year-old man has been sentenced by a Magistrate's Court in Kuala Lumpur to five months in prison and a RM2,000 fine after he pleaded guilty to criminally intimidating the ex-wife of comedian and actor Harith Iskander via text message.
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The Kuala Lumpur Magistrate's Court sentenced a 31-year-old man to five months in prison
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and a fine of 2,000 ringgit on Friday.
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The accused, Izzuddin Madsalim, had pleaded guilty to a charge of criminally intimidating
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the ex-wife of comedian and actor Harith Iskander via a text message.
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According to the charge sheet, Izzuddin had sent a WhatsApp with a photo that contained
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threatening words which meant that he would commit rape and murder.
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The message was received and read by Harith's ex-wife, Dr. Jezamin Lim, who is also his
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manager, at a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur at 8.50am on January 23.
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The charge, under Section 506 of the Penal Code, provides a maximum of seven years in
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jail or a fine or both, upon conviction.
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During proceedings, Izzuddin, who was unrepresented, apologized for his action and said he had
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only intended to play with Harith's emotions.
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Magistrate S. Majiswari ordered the accused to serve another month in jail if he fails
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to pay the fine.
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When met at the court complex, Harith said he respected the court's decision and described
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the apology by the accused as being directed to the magistrate instead of him.
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Lim, who was teary-eyed, declined to comment.
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