Labourer jailed six months for insulting King, raising racial issues on social media


KUALA LUMPUR: A labourer has been sentenced to six months' jail by the Sessions Court here on Thursday (April 13) after he pleaded guilty to four counts of making and initiating offensive communications against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and raising racial issues on his Facebook account.

Judge N. Priscilla Hemamalini ordered the accused, Abdul Rahim Abdullah, 49, to serve the sentence concurrently from Thursday.

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