Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhammad Salihin Salim sought 22 to 25 weeks’ jail, arguing that both general and specific deterrence were necessary given the accused’s prior convictions for similar offences.
District Judge R Arvindren asked why the prosecution was not seeking caning or corrective training given Huang’s lengthy criminal history.
Corrective training is a form of long-term imprisonment for repeat offenders, lasting between five and 14 years.
Mr Salihin said the prosecution did not seek caning as Huang faced only one charge, while maintaining that a jail term of 22 to 25 weeks was appropriate.
The district judge then pressed the prosecution on whether it believed the proposed jail term would be sufficient to deter Huang from reoffending. Mr Salihin said that it would.
However, Judge Arvindren found the prosecution’s sentencing position to be on the low end, given that Huang had admitted to illicitly filming women around twice a week.
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