Azwan Ali fined RM17k for uploading offensive Covid-19 video (updated)


KUALA LUMPUR: Celebrity Azwan Ali was fined RM17,000 by a Sessions Court here with uploading an offensive post relating to Covid-19 on his YouTube channel.

The 54-year-old TV host pleaded guilty after the charge was read out before Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi here on Friday (March 27).

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