A 30-year-old Indonesian man has been charged with
extortion.
Amir Adriyansyah is believed to have threatened to post a
39-year-old woman’s semi-nude pictures on the Internet if she did
not hand him $20,000.
Amir, who will be remanded at the Jurong Police Division, allegedly
committed the offence at Fragrance Hotel at Joo Chiat Road on 28
June.
Because of his alleged threat, it’s believed the woman managed to
hand him $12,500.
Amir’s case will be mentioned again next Friday.
If convicted of extortion, he can be jailed up to seven years and
caned.
-- 938Live