Technician jailed six months for insulting Islam


KUALA LUMPUR: A technician was sentenced to six months in jail and fined RM12,000 over an insulting Facebook post on the controversial socks issue.

Sessions Court judge Suzana Hussin also ordered the prison sentence on Chiok Wai Loong, 35, to begin from the date of his arrest on March 20 after he pleaded guilty to insulting Islam.If he fails to pay the fine, he has to serve an additional three months’ imprisonment.

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