JASIN: An Indonesian trader was sentenced to 15 months in jail and ordered to be given one stroke of the cane by a Magistrate’s Court here for deceiving an elderly man into buying an “enchanted” glowing gemstone that supposedly cured illnesses.
Magistrate Mohd Firdaus Saleh imposed the sentence on Rino Pito, 47, after he pleaded guilty on Wednesday (July 12).
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