Kota Kinabalu: The Magistrate’s Court on Monday jailed an unemployed man eight months for keeping a roll of stolen cable belonging to a telecommunications company.
Mohd Zilnas Abas, 34, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali to having the stolen item belonging to Telekom Malaysia at Jalan Pasir, Kg Likas at 3.21am on Dec 12.
The court heard from the prosecution that patrol police saw Zilnas and another man gathering cables that had been cut into pieces.
Zilnas was arrested while his accomplice fled on a motorcycle, said the prosecution adding that the cables were reported stolen.
Zilnas was charged under Section 411 of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of up to five years or fine or both, on conviction.
Zilnas, whom duty counsel Lim Ming Zoong represented, requested a lenient sentence while the prosecution applied for an adequate sentence.
In another case, a 26-year-old man was fined RM1,800 or a month’s jail for having gambling paraphernalia.
Shahidan Sharudin admitted to purchasing three pieces of illegal lottery tickets at the five-foot-way of a restaurant in Manggatal town at 4.30pm on Nov 21.
The offence under Section 9(1) of the Common Gaming House Act provides a fine of up to RM5,000 or up to six months jail or both, on conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Ling Guong Zhin informed the court that Shahidan was arrested by a team of police for engaging in Wah Hui gambling session.
The police seized the three lottery tickets, handphone, mobile printer and RM100 from Shahidan, the court heard.
Unrepresented, Shahidan requested a lenient sentence while the prosecution applied for an adequate sentence.
The court ordered the seized money to be forfeited as government revenue.
Meanwhile, a 34-year-old man, who fraudulently had RM300 deposited into his bank account was fined RM100 or three days jail.
Liaw Wee Hong pleaded guilty to having the money belonging to Anna Andrea Jimmy in his Maybank account, which he failed to give a satisfactory explanation on how he obtained on Sept 28, this year.
The offence under Section 22A (1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance, provides a fine of up to RM100 or up to three months jail or both, on conviction.
Unrepresented, Liaw requested for a fine.
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