PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Hasmiza Othman (pic), or popularly known as Dr Vida, has been fined RM4,800 in default five months' jail by the magistrate's court here for taking part in an unapproved advertisement for one of her products, the Pamoga health drink.
Hasmiza pleaded guilty after the charge was read out to her in the courtroom here Monday.
She admitted to taking part in a live show Jom Singgah on TV3, where she promoted the drink as a medicine that could heal burned skin as well as relieve joint and knee pains, without the approval from the Medicine Advertisement Board.
The offence was committed at Sri Pentas, Bandar Utama between 1pm and 1.30pm on July 18, last year.
The founder of Vida Beauty Sdn Bhd, who was unrepresented, asked the court to pass a lenient sentence.
"I have always been careful before, but this was a live show and I couldn't control my what I said.
"I repeated the feedback that was given to me by my customers," she said calmly.
Amran Abu Bakar appeared for the prosecution.
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