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Shop supervisor fined for selling items with incorrect Qur'anic texts
KOTA KINABALU (July 24): A shop supervisor was fined RM5,000, in default, seven months' jail by a Magistrate's Court here today for offering items which contained incorrect texts of Al-Qur'an for sale.
Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin imposed the sentence on Saadiah Jaidin, 43, after the latter pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 14 (1) of the Printing of Qur'anic Texts Act 1986 (Amendment 2023), punishable under Section 14 (2) of the same Act.
The indictment provides for a fine of up to RM50,000 or a jail term of up to five years, or both, upon conviction.
Saadiah admitted to offer for sale 22 frames, including frame watches and wordings of Muhammad and Allah, at a souvenir shop at a hypermall at Jalan Sulaman here on March 25.
The court heard that the complainant checked the shop and found those items displayed on the shelves.
All the items were seized and investigation revealed that the texts were incorrect and did not follow the correct writings set under the law.
