Farmer fined RM15k for insulting royal institution on Facebook
Mohammad Faisal Mohd Yusof, 37, will be jailed for six months if he fails to pay the fine.
Sessions Court judge Ahmad Fuad Othman sentenced Mohammad Faisal after he changed his plea to guilty when the case was mentioned today. Before handing down the sentence, the judge advised the accused to be more careful with social media.
"You deleted the comment, but look what has happened, it persists even after deletion. You're still young, you need to think long and hard," he said.
Mohammad Faisal was charged with knowingly making and initiating the transmission of offensive comments with the intent to annoy others using his Facebook account, "Mohd Faisal Yusof". The post was made at 12.40am on Feb 9 and was seen by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) at 1.40pm on the same day.
The charge, under Section 233 (1) (a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, carries a maximum fine of RM50,000 or up to one year in jail, or both. The offender may also be fined a further RM1,000 for each day the offence continues after conviction.
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