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Trader fined for obstructing health officer
KOTA KINABALU (June 12): A trader was fined RM3,000, in default four months' jail, by a Magistrate's Court here today for obstructing a Health Ministry officer from performing his duties.
Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin imposed the fine on 38-year-old Tee Hong Lim after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 186 of the Penal Code. The offence carries a penalty of up to two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both upon conviction.
Tee was found guilty of committing the offence at a house in Taman Seri Kepayan on June 1.
In an unrelated case, a driver was discharged on a two-year good behaviour bond by another Magistrate's Court here for a charge of causing hurt.
Magistrate Wan Farrah Fariza Wan Ghazali issued the order under Section 173A of the Criminal Procedure Code in the case of Mahady Sham, who was accused of injuring the victim at the loading bay of a meal unit at a health institute at 11.46am on May 15, 2024.
The court set the bond at RM1,200 with one local surety.
Mahady was represented by counsel Mohamad Syazwan Shah Mohamad Ali.
