Kota Kinabalu: A 38-year-old lorry driver was fined RM3,500 or jailed seven months on Tuesday for obstructing a police officer from carrying out his duty.
Jansen Bay Muda Matheus pleaded guilty before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to committing the offence against Inspector Papilus Paulus on Dec 8, this year, at 4am, at the Mynex Bar, KK Taipan in Inanam.
AdvertisementThe charge under Section 186 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to two years or fine or both, on conviction.
According to the facts of the case presented by the prosecution to the court, before the incident, the D7 police team raided the premises during an operation and instructed a man, later identified as Jansen, to board the police lorry to be taken to the Kota Kinabalu District Police Headquarters for documentation and an initial urine screening test.
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During the arrest, Jansen used abusive language at the police and also provoked the raiding team, challenging them to a fight.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});In another case, a 27-year-old man was fined RM1,200 or jailed one month for engaging in online gambling activity in public.
Mohd Hussien Rashid admitted to committing the offence on Nov 6, at 1.05pm, behind a premises at Salut Commercial Centre, Manggatal.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});He was charged under Section 7(2) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 which provides for a fine of up to RM5,000 or a jail term of up to six months or both, on conviction.
The court was informed by the prosecution that Hussein was arrested by a police team who had been monitoring his activities and subsequently discovered him involved in an online gambling operation.
Hussien’s handphone, containing the online gambling application and RM88 in cash, were seized from him.
The court ordered the seized cash to be forfeited to the government.
Meanwhile, a 26-year-old woman was fined RM100 or jailed five days for fraudulently having RM700 deposited into her bank account, last year.
Nekma Abdul admitted to having the money belonging to Liao Chee Seng in her BSN account, in which she failed to give a satisfactory explanation on how she obtained it on Aug 7, 2023.
The charge under Section 22A (1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance (MOO) provides for a fine of RM100 or up to three months jail or both, on conviction.
The facts of the case revealed that Nekma’s bank account showed a transaction linked to the complainant, who had fallen victim to a scam after responding to an advertisement on Facebook regarding the processing of an identification document.
Inspector Yusdi Basri prosecuted.