Deterrent sentences being meted out by Penang courts, many MCO violators get jail and fine


GEORGE TOWN: Deterrent sentences of two weeks' jail and a RM1,000 fine are being meted out to those brought before the court for violating the movement control order (MCO) here.

Defence counsel Cheah Eng Soon told the media that many of the accused he was representing were given custodial sentences and the maximum fine after pleading guilty.

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