AGC to re-examine influencer's false report case
According to Sinar Harian, Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar said that although the court has already sentenced the influencer and his brother to one month in jail and fined them RM1,500, his office would conduct a thorough review of the charges and facts of the case.
'I cannot comment further at this point because sentencing falls under the jurisdiction of the court.
'But we will look into the matter again comprehensively — that's all I can say for now,' he told reporters after launching the Santuni Madani: Satu Pemimpin Satu Kampung programme at SK Pulai Chondong near Machang in Kelantan on Saturday (July 26).
On Friday, Magistrate Suzana Mokhtar at the Muar Magistrate's Court in Johor sentenced the accused, Tengku Nizaruddin Tengku Zainudin, 38, better known as 'Ija,' and his younger brother, Tengku Abdul Aziz, 30.
They pleaded guilty to lodging a false report under Section 182 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum jail term of six months, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both upon conviction.
The case sparked public outrage among the influencer's followers and frustration among rescue personnel, including the Water Rescue Team (PPDA), whose divers carried out more than 10 high-risk dives in the murky river in search of the two men.
Earlier, in an impact statement delivered in court, Fire and Rescue Zone 4 chief Senior Fire Superintendent II Norshuhada Amsari, who led the operation, described the accused's actions as an abuse of emergency resources.
She said the hoax disrupted actual emergency operations and wasted government assets and logistics.
Norshuhada also revealed that the false alarm forced her team to postpone another critical search mission at Sungai Gersik involving a victim believed to have fallen from a bridge.
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