28-04-2025
7 Indonesians jailed for 9 months for stealing cables from oil platform
KUALA TERENGGANU: Seven Indonesian men were sentenced to nine months' imprisonment by the magistrate's court today for stealing various items from an unoccupied oil platform in Terengganu waters, resulting in losses amounting to RM10,000 on Feb 20.
Magistrate Iffah Nabihah Mohd Ishak delivered the verdict after all the accused, aged between 25 and 45, pleaded guilty to the charge.
The accused were jointly charged with stealing two sets of cables and four batteries, estimated to be worth RM10,000, belonging to a local oil company.
The offence occurred on the platform, located 77 nautical miles from Kuala Terengganu, at 12pm on Feb 20.
They were charged under Section 379 of the Penal Code (Act 574), along with Section 34 of the Penal Code.
The prosecution was led by Lieutenant Commander Nik Mohd Izwan Farid Md Daud from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).
The court ordered the prison sentences to begin from the date of arrest, which was on Feb 20.
Previously, the Terengganu MMEA had detained the seven men for allegedly trespassing on an unmanned oil platform in the Tembikai Field, 77 nautical miles off the waters of Kuala Terengganu.
All suspects were apprehended while hiding in the platform's ventilation space.
