Crime & Courts

Undergraduate fined for insulting the King, police

KUALA LUMPUR: A computer science undergraduate was fined RM4,000 in default six months jail for posting offensive remarks in his social media account in April last year.

Nur Azira Azman, 22, a dean's lister from a local university in Terengganu pleaded guilty to insulting the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and police before Sessions Court judge M.M.Edwin Paramjothy.

Azira admitted that she had, via her Twitter account under the name 'nuraziraazmann', made an offensive remark with intent to hurt others at 2.59am on April 20.

The remarks were read at the Communications Office and Commercial Crime Investigation Department, Bukit Aman police headquarters on the same day.

The offence falls under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 which provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000, or up to a years' jail, or both, if convicted; and a fine of RM1,000 for every day the offence is repeated after conviction.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Najihah Farhana Che Awang asked the court to impose a deterrent sentence against the accused.

However, counsel Mahajoth Singh pleaded for a minimum sentence stating his client was remorseful for her action.

"Her father has stopped talking to her because of this case. He said she was an embarrassment to the family.

"She hopes the court can impose a lenient sentence so her father would forgive her," he said.

He said his client did not profit from the wrong and had given full cooperation to the police during the investigation.

A woman in her fifties believed to be Azira's mother could not hold back her tears after the proceedings ended.

Clad in a purple 'baju kurung', the woman was comforted by other family members who also attended the proceedings.

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