Cambodian woman, son plead not guilty to making racist remarks against Malays

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The owner of a bulk sewing company, Mariyah Holdings Sdn Bhd, Mariyah Yaakob pleaded not guilty at the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court on Thursday (Dec 7) to a charge of making racist remarks against the Malay community.  The Cambodian woman, 47, made the plea after the charge against her was read before Judge Mohd Sabri Ismail.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/mrwy9mn4  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 A Cambodian businesswoman pleaded not guilty at the Ayer Kero Magistrate's Court on Thursday

00:06 to a charge of making offensive remarks against the Malay community.

00:10 47-year-old Mariah Yacob, who owns a bulk sewing company in Johor Bahru, was accused

00:16 of committing the offence via a TikTok video, which was viewed in Bukit Piatu, Melaka Tengah,

00:22 at around 6pm on November 16.

00:26 She was charged under Section 505 of the Penal Code, which provides a maximum jail term of

00:32 two years or a fine or both, upon conviction.

00:35 Meanwhile, her 22-year-old son, Ezwan Hafsham Mohamed Hisham, who is the company director,

00:42 claimed trial to a charge of knowingly using his mother's TikTok account to create and

00:48 initiate the transmission of a video that featured a woman saying something offensive.

00:53 He was charged with committing the offence with the intent to hurt the feelings of others,

00:58 and the video was viewed on the same date, time and location.

01:03 The offence was framed under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act,

01:10 1998.

01:12 If convicted, the offender could be fined not more than 50,000 ringgit or imprisoned

01:17 for up to one year or both.

01:19 The court allowed bail at 15,000 ringgit and 10,000 ringgit for Maria and Ezwan respectively.

01:26 Both mother and son were ordered to surrender their passports to the court and refrain from

01:30 making any statements to any parties for fear of disrupting the proceedings.

01:35 The court fixed January 12 for mention and handing over of documents.

01:40 The court ruled that the offender was not guilty of the offence.

01:41 The court also ruled that the offender was not guilty of the offence.

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