Chinese national who got lost in forest reserve pays fine for trespassing

Singaporean hiker Jason Ren Jie was found along the Kota Tinggi-Mersing Highway. He was later sent to Kota Tinggi Hospital to be treated for his minor injuries. - PHOTOS: POLIS DAERAH KOTA TINGGI/ FACEBOOK

KOTA TINGGI: The 33-year-old Chinese national who had trespassed into the Hutan Panti Forest Reserve here has been released by the Johor Forestry Department after paying a fine.

Department director Datuk Salim Aman said that the man, Jason Ren Jie, together with his Malaysian friend Teng Jih Bao, 35, had both confessed to their mistake and agreed to pay the fine.