Facing time: Police officers escorting Ramasamy at the Kuala Kubu Baru courthouse. — Bernama
HULU SELANGOR: A man has been sentenced to a month’s jail and fined RM3,000 by a Magistrate’s Court for displaying a portrait of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia during the Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) by-election campaign.
Magistrate Siti Fatimah Talib handed down the sentence on P. Ramasamy, 66, after he pleaded guilty.
The court ordered the self-employed man to serve the prison sentence from the date of his arrest on May 4 and a 10-month jail term if he fails to pay the fine, Bernama reported.
Ramasamy was accused of committing the act in a four-wheel drive vehicle in Taman Bukit Bunga near here at 5.40pm on May 4.
The charge was framed under Section 4(A)1 of the Election Offences Act 1954 for malicious intent that carries a jail term of not more than five years or a fine of not more than RM10,000 or both.
Deputy public prosecutor Asmah Che Wan prosecuted while the accused was unrepresented.
Ramasamy apologised to the court and pleaded for a lighter sentence, saying that he was unaware that his actions were wrong.
Asmah requested the court to impose an appropriate sentence as the offence involved disrespecting and insulting Sultan Ibrahim.
