Kota Kinabalu: A 23-year-old man was fined RM3,500, in default nine months’ jail, for committing mischief by cutting a Telekom Malaysia (TM) cable.
Mohammad Farez Hakimi pleaded guilty to the charge before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin.
He committed the offence at about 1am on Oct 28 this year by the roadside near the entrance to a quarters in Jalan Sukang Mabpai, Bukit Padang.
The offence under Section 431A of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to two years, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
The court heard that acting on information received, a team of police officers from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Kota Kinabalu District Police Headquarters, led by a senior police officer, went to the location at about 1am on Oct 28.
Upon arrival, the team conducted surveillance for about 15 minutes before spotting a suspicious man, later identified as Mohammad, tampering with and entering a manhole.
The police then raided the location and arrested him.
Several tools believed to have been used in the offence were also found at the scene, including a crowbar and two modified cutting tools.
Further investigations revealed that Mohammad had cut a cable belonging to TM.
In the same court, a 56-year-old man was fined RM4,000, in default eight months’ imprisonment, for operating an entertainment outlet beyond its permitted hours.
Johny Digi, who was the caretaker of the premises, admitted to operating the business beyond the permitted hours, in breach of the licence conditions under the Public Entertainment Ordinance.
The offence took place at Karamunsing Capital here at 3.05am on Aug 23 this year.
