MELAKA, May 30 -- A schoolteacher and a self-employed electrical technician dubbed "Abang Wiring" were each fined RM5,000 or sentenced to six months' jail by the Shariah High Court here yesterday after pleading guilty to attempting to commit an act deemed immoral under Shariah law.

Beritah Harian reported Judge Mohd Yunus Mohamad Zin handed down the sentence to Muhammad Hairul Ezuan Hamzah and Nur Fadilah Zainal, both 31, following an incident on February 28 at a residence in Taman Bukit Emas, Sungai Petai, Alor Gajah.

"The prosecution emphasises that there is no specific provision for unlawful intercourse between individuals not married to each other, so our approach is via Section 52 concerning attempts to commit illicit intercourse,"...