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Tuesday January 8, 2008
Two more men held over porn video
JOHOR BARU: Two more men have been arrested for having 12 sex DVDs featuring former Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. Johor deputy police chief SAC I Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said this brought the total number of people rounded up in the state to six. He said the two were arrested on Saturday at 8.30pm in Taman Setia Indah here by a team of officers from the state police headquarters Commercial Crime Unit.

“These were peddlers selling DVDs on the five-foot way,” he said, adding that each was found with six copies each. SAC Mohd Mokhtar said one suspect, an 18-year-old, was also found having 51 other pornographic DVDs and 287 pirated discs while the other suspect, a 17-year-old, was caught with 18 other pornographic DVDs and 157 pirated discs. Both have been remanded until today. SAC Mohd Mokhtar said those who had the DVDs should hand then over to the police. The four other suspects that have been arrested and charged in court were two women and two men picked up from Batu Pahat and Johor Baru on Thursday and Friday.

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Monday January 7, 2008; MYT 7:01:57 PM

Three people charged over sex DVD

BATU PAHAT: Three people were charged at the magistrate’s court over their involvement in the sex DVD featuring ex-Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. The trio, including two women, pleaded guilty in front of magistrate Emelia Kaswati Mohamad Khalid Monday. Tay Bee Bee, 29, who was charged with possession of three DVDs, was fined RM10,000 and five days jail. She was charged under Section 292 (a) of the Penal Code for possession of obscene objects. Her colleague See Tooh Choy Yoke, 26, and farmer Lim Poi Keong, 51, were charged with re-copying the DVD, an offence under Section 292 (c) of the same act. Both were was fined RM15,000 and sentenced to four-days jail. Their sentence began from the day they were arrested by police. Tay was arrested at her manicure and pedicure saloon in Taman Bukit Perdana here on Jan 3. See Tooh and Lim, a bachelor, were caught in Jalan Pegawai nearby the next day for making 11 copies of the DVD at Tay’s saloon.

The three accused requested for their penalty to be reduced but prosecuting officer Chief Inspector S. Rajakumar asked the magistrate to impose a heavy penalty as he felt that the acts were serious offences. Tay has two children - aged eight and 10 – while See Tooh’s children are six and nine years old. The three accuses were unrepresented
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Tuesday January 8, 2008

Trio jailed over Chua sex DVD

BATU PAHAT: Two people were fined RM15,000 and jailed four days each by a magistrate's court here after they admitted to making copies of the sex DVDs featuring former Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. Another woman was fined RM10,000 and jailed five days by the same court for having the DVDs. In Johor Baru, a 48-year-old man pleaded not guilty to a charge of having the DVDs. The three here, including two women, pleaded guilty before magistrate Emelia Kaswati Mohamad Khalid yesterday. See Tooh Choy Yoke, 26, and farmer Lim Poi Keong, 51, were charged with making 11 copies of the DVDs at a manicure and pedicure salon in Taman Bukit Perdana here. In police custody:

See Tooh, who works at the salon, and Lim, a bachelor, were detained along Jalan Pegawai near the salon last Friday. They were charged under Section 292 (c) of the Penal Code for making copies of obscene items and their jail term was to begin from the date they were arrested. Tay Bee Bee, 29, who owns the salon, admitted to having three DVDs and was fined RM10,000 and ordered to serve five days in jail. She was arrested at her salon last Thursday. All three were released today. At press time, they had not paid the fines. Camera shy: See Tooh (left) and Tay covering their faces as they leave the magistrate's court in Batu Pahat on Monday.See Tooh is mother to a six-year-old and nine-year-old. Tay also has two children, aged eight and 10. While all three pleaded for a lower fine, prosecuting officer C/Insp S. Rajakumar pressed for the court to impose a heavy penalty, pointing out that the offence was a serious one. The three were unrepresented.

In Johor Baru, Tan Kim Chong, 48,( ABOVE) claimed trial to a charge of having the pornographic DVDs in several titles and languages at a food court in Jalan Badik 1, Taman Sri Tebrau, in the state capital at 6pm on Friday. Tan, from Seremban, was arrested on the same day. Magistrate Rasidah Roslee set bail at RM4,000 and set April 23 for trial. In Penang, the sex DVD featuring Dr Chua is being sold at a premium price but many roadside peddlers are refusing to sell it for fear of police action. A check by The Star showed that the 28-minute, 55-second DVD, which went on sale late last week, was selling for between RM20 and RM30.

George Town OCPD Asst Comm Azam Abd Hamid said police were aware of the DVD’s existence and were monitoring the situation closely. “We have yet to make any arrest to date,” he said.

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Monday January 7, 2008; MYT 7:01:57 PM

Three people charged over sex DVD
BATU PAHAT: Three people were charged at the magistrate’s court over their involvement in the sex DVD featuring ex-Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. The trio, including two women, pleaded guilty in front of magistrate Emelia Kaswati Mohamad Khalid Monday. Tay Bee Bee, 29, who was charged with possession of three DVDs, was fined RM10,000 and five days jail. She was charged under Section 292 (a) of the Penal Code for possession of obscene objects. Her colleague See Tooh Choy Yoke, 26, and farmer Lim Poi Keong, 51, were charged with re-copying the DVD, an offence under Section 292 (c) of the same act. Both were was fined RM15,000 and sentenced to four-days jail. Their sentence began from the day they were arrested by police. Tay was arrested at her manicure and pedicure saloon in Taman Bukit Perdana here on Jan 3. See Tooh and Lim, a bachelor, were caught in Jalan Pegawai nearby the next day for making 11 copies of the DVD at Tay’s saloon. The three accused requested for their penalty to be reduced but prosecuting officer Chief Inspector S. Rajakumar asked the magistrate to impose a heavy penalty as he felt that the acts were serious offences. Tay has two children - aged eight and 10 – while See Tooh’s children are six and nine years old. The three accuses were unrepresented

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January 07, 2008 16:39 PM

Johari: Those Possessing Or Distributing Porn VCD Face Full Wrath Of

The Law

ALOR STAR, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- Anyone found to be in possession, distributing or duplicating pornographic VCDs will face the full wrath of the law. Internal Security Deputy Minister Datuk Mohd Johari (ABOVE) Baharom said Monday that those detained for such offences would be charged under Section 5 (2) of the Film Censorship Act 2002. He said those convicted under this section were liable to be fined a minimum RM5,000 or a maximum RM50,000, or sentenced to not more than six months jail. "They are also liable to be charged under Section 292 of the Penal Code," said Johari, adding that upon conviction, they could be jailed for up to three months and fined. He was commenting on the recent distribution of smut VCDs in Johor, involving former Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. "Currently, police investigations are underway to narrow down individuals or syndicates behind the distribution or possession of the VCDs," he said. So far, three suspects are in police custody in connection with the distribution of pornographic VCDs and DVDs involving the former health minister. Johari advised those in possession of such sex VCD or DVDs to surrender them to police or destroy them

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