Era FM’s RM250,000 compound ‘not arbitrary’, say Fahmi

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Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil says the radio station uploaded content on its official TikTok account which ‘provoked much public anger’.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/12/fahmi-defends-mcmc-says-era-fms-rm250000-compound-not-arbitrary/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/03/12/kompaun-rm250000-era-fm-bukan-dikenakan-sembarangan-kata-fahmi/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #FahmiFadzil #EraFM #MCMC #Compound

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00:00Communications Minister Fahmi Fazil says the RM250,000 compound issued to the operator

00:08of radio station ERA-FM after the circulation of a controversial video mocking the Hindu

00:14religion took into account that Maestra Broadcast Sundaram Berhad was a company, not an individual.

00:21The compound value is based on the fact that the compound is not an individual, but a company

00:32that earns a high income every year.

00:36He added that it was wrong to compare the present matter with the Allah Socks case.

00:42There are those who make comparisons and comparisons, as well as the KK Mart case, which was fined

00:49RM60,000.

00:50That is under the Penal Code, which is a different law, and it does not involve a tie-in or MCMC

00:59leash holder.

01:01He also said no comparisons could be made with various other cases involving individuals,

01:06including comedian Harith Iskandar and Facebook user Cecilia Yap, who were both recently issued

01:12RM10,000 compounds, which the Attorney General's Chambers said were reasonable.

01:17MCMC does not take action as it pleases, but will follow the permission received from the

01:25Supreme Court.

01:26Under Section 243 Sub 1 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, MCMC may, with the

01:34public prosecutor's written consent, offer to compound designated offences under the

01:39legislation for a stated sum of money.

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