16-07-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Chinese YouTuber fined RM800 for trespassing into Parliament compound
KUALA LUMPUR: A Chinese YouTuber was fined RM800, in default of one month's jail, for trespassing into the parliament compound earlier this month.
Li Zhechen pleaded guilty to the offence when the charge was read before magistrate S. Arunjothy today.
According to the charge sheet, he had entered the parliament compound on July 9 to take pictures and videos before he was arrested by policemen.
He was charged under Section 5(1) of the Protected Areas and Protected Places Act, which carries a maximum RM1,000 fine or up to two years' imprisonment upon conviction.
Earlier, Lee Ewe Kiang, who appeared for the accused, pleaded for a minimum sentence and issued an apology on behalf of his client.
Deputy public prosecutor Adiba Iman Hassan, however, asked the court to impose a deterrent sentence.
