Controversial rapper and filmmaker Wee Meng Chee, popularly known as Namewee, has pleaded guilty for insulting a Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) staff member in 2009.

The Sessions Court in Muar today sentenced Namewee to either three months in jail or three months of social service.

The rapper opted for the latter, reported Sin Chew Daily today.

He was charged under the Penal Code for using obscene language against TNB officer Wan Mohd Faizal Wan Hamat in his office at Jalan Temenggong Ahmad at 10pm on Oct 26, 2009.

He had initially pleaded not guilty when he was charged on October.

Today was the first day of trial.

The charge against the 31-year-old is believed to be related to a video he posted in 2009, in which he had derided staff at the TNB's office following a blackout in his hometown of Muar.

He was charged under Section 509 of the Penal Code, which is for using words or gestures intended to insult the modesty of a person.

Judge Roszianayati Ahmad presided while Namewee was represented by Hishamudin Abdul Aziz and R Balakrishnan.