Kota Kinabalu: Six individuals were fined a total of RM14,800 by the Sessions Courts in Sandakan and Kota Kinabalu for electricity theft involving illegal squatter connections and domestic meter tampering.
Energy Commission of Sabah (Ecos) Chief Operating Officer Ridwan Saham said five cases were decided at the Sandakan Sessions Court on Oct 8 and 9, 2026, while one was concluded at the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court.
For the illegal squatter connection charges under Subsection 61(3)(a) of the Electricity Supply Enactment 2024, Hasmanisa Hari Pudin and Mohd Noor Abdu Rasad were fined RM2,500 each, while Amirah Latif was fined RM1,000 in Sandakan, and Mardiana Asiri was fined RM1,800 in Kota Kinabalu.
For the domestic meter-tampering offences under Subsection 61(3)(e) of the same enactment, Sandakan Sessions Court Judge Khushairy Ibrahim fined Liew Vun Leong RM6,000 or four months' jail in default, and Chak Lee Tat RM1,000 or one month's jail in default, after both pleaded guilty.
All six individuals settled their fines, which were prosecuted by Ecos prosecuting officers Andreyno Thomas in Sandakan and Nureen Natasha Mohd Raffie in Kota Kinabalu.
