By Farah Wahida:
Residential properties with low rentals are potential havens for prostitution thanks to their cheap cost and likelihood of not getting caught, reported Bernama.
With a minimum monthly rental of around RM1,000, syndicates boosted their profits via daily rentals imposed on prostitutes occupying the houses, said Federal Police (Bukit Aman) Anti-Vice, Gambling and Prostitution Division (D7) Principal Assistant Director Datuk Abdul Jalil Hassan.
“Carrying out such activities in housing premises is much cheaper than shophouses, which costs RM2,000 or more per month to rent and usually bungalows, terrace homes and condominiums house these activities to fool authorities.”
“Prostitutes also pay a daily rental of about RM50 for staying there, so imagine how much they make if five to 10 people live there,” he noted, adding that syndicates and home owners are usually involved in the illegal activity.
Typically, people who use the service of the prostitutes in these houses are regular clients and they know the security code needed to enter the flats. However, they are not allowed to take the prostitutes out.
Moreover, “individuals found abetting such activities, either the syndicate or home owners, can be detained under Section 373 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum jail sentence of 15 years and fine upon conviction,” he added.
Residential properties with low rentals are potential havens for prostitution thanks to their cheap cost and likelihood of not getting caught, reported Bernama.
With a minimum monthly rental of around RM1,000, syndicates boosted their profits via daily rentals imposed on prostitutes occupying the houses, said Federal Police (Bukit Aman) Anti-Vice, Gambling and Prostitution Division (D7) Principal Assistant Director Datuk Abdul Jalil Hassan.
“Carrying out such activities in housing premises is much cheaper than shophouses, which costs RM2,000 or more per month to rent and usually bungalows, terrace homes and condominiums house these activities to fool authorities.”
“Prostitutes also pay a daily rental of about RM50 for staying there, so imagine how much they make if five to 10 people live there,” he noted, adding that syndicates and home owners are usually involved in the illegal activity.
Typically, people who use the service of the prostitutes in these houses are regular clients and they know the security code needed to enter the flats. However, they are not allowed to take the prostitutes out.
Moreover, “individuals found abetting such activities, either the syndicate or home owners, can be detained under Section 373 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum jail sentence of 15 years and fine upon conviction,” he added.
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