Celebrity preacher Azman Syah Alias, better known as PU Azman, was sentenced to seven years in prison and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court in Seremban, Negri Sembilan on Tuesday (Dec 17), after he pleaded guilty to four amended charges of physical sexual assault on two teenage boys two years ago.
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00:00Celebrity preacher Azman Sia Alias, better known as P.U. Azman, was sentenced to seven
00:08years in prison and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court in Seremban on Tuesday
00:13after pleading guilty to four amended charges of physical sexual assault on two teenage
00:18boys in 2022.
00:21Judge Datin Surita Budin also ordered him to undergo counselling and two years of police
00:26probation after completing his sentence, citing public interest as the priority.
00:32Azman received seven years and one stroke of the cane for three charges and five years
00:37with one stroke for the fourth to run concurrently from October 9.
00:41The assaults occurred at a house in Taman Tiara Sendayan, Seremban, on February 5 and
00:47July 6, 2022, involving victims aged 16 and 17.
00:53During mitigation, Azman's lawyer highlighted his client's remorse and admission of guilt,
00:58which saved time and resources.
01:00However, Deputy Public Prosecutor Rasida Murni Azmi argued for a deterrent sentence, stressing
01:07that such offences were unacceptable, especially from someone in a position of influence.
01:13Azman was sentenced to 24 years in jail and two strokes of the cane at the Sessions Court
01:18in Klang on September 27 after he was found guilty of physical sexual assault of a 17-year-old
01:25boy two years ago.
01:27Then on December 6, he was sentenced to 14 months in jail after pleading guilty to gross
01:33indecency against a teenage boy.