British writer fined for entering protected area at KLIA

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A British freelance writer was fined RM700 by the Sepang Magistrate's Court on Tuesday (Jan 14) for trespassing at Terminal 1 of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.  Magistrate Muhammad Bukhori Md Ruslan meted out the fine on Polak Kendon, 57, who pleaded guilty to the charge.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Sepang Magistrate's Court slapped a 700 ringgit fine on a British freelance writer

00:07for trespassing into a restricted area at KLIA Terminal 1 last Friday.

00:13Magistrate Muhammad Bukhori Matt Ruslan made the decision after the accused, Polak Kendon,

00:19who's also an English language teacher, pleaded guilty to the charge.

00:23The 57-year-old was accused of entering a restricted area without using a valid pass

00:28at Door C, Level 5 of International Departures, between 8.46pm until 8.47pm on January 10.

00:38He was charged under Section 5, Subsection 1 of the Protected Areas and Protected Places

00:43Act, 1959, which provides for a maximum of two years' imprisonment, or a fine of 1,000

00:50ringgit or both, if found guilty.

00:53Prosecutor Muhammad Aidil Akmal Sharidan, representing the accused, requested for a

00:58fine or good behaviour bond for his client.

01:02He said there was a misunderstanding between the airport, auxiliary police and his client,

01:07whom he said frequently visits Malaysia and has no criminal record.

01:11Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Ain Madihazul Kifli requested a punishment that would serve

01:17as a lesson to the accused.

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