P-hailing rider fined RM10,000 for insulting royal institution

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A 42-year-old man has been fined RM10,000 in default six months' jail by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for insulting the royal institution on Instagram three years ago.  Tan Yong Hua, a p-hailing rider, pleaded guilty after the charge was read out to him in Bahasa Malaysia before judge Siti Aminah Ghazali on Friday (Jan 3).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5athyatz  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A 42-year-old man has been fined 10,000 ringgit by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for insulting

00:09the Royal Institution on Instagram three years ago. Tan Yong Hua, a pea-hailing rider, pleaded

00:15guilty after the charge was read out to him in Bahasa Malaysia before Sessions Judge Siti

00:22Aminah Ghazali on Friday.

00:25According to the charge sheet, Tan had used the Instagram profile OG Bad Boy Terry T to

00:31make an offensive posting with the intention to offend others between November 6 and 7,

00:382021.

00:39The posting was read at a condominium in Jalan Taman, Uthant, on November 7 that year.

00:46The charge under Section 233, Subsection 1A of the Communications and Multimedia Act,

00:521998, carries a maximum fine of 50,000 ringgit or imprisonment of up to one year or both

00:58if found guilty, and 1,000 ringgit each day the offence continues after conviction.

01:04Deputy Public Prosecutor Wan Ahmad Hijra, Wan Abdullah sought a deterrent sentence to

01:10serve as a lesson for the accused and the public not to touch on the 3R issues when

01:16using social media where comments can be read by the public and cause unrest.

01:21Tan, who was unrepresented, pleaded for a lenient sentence.

01:27He told the judge that he promised not to repeat the offence and sought forgiveness.

01:32He also said that he injured his left shoulder and does not have a stable job.

01:37The court ordered Tan to serve six months in jail if he fails to pay the fine.

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