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56-year-old receives sentence for disrespecting royal institution on social media

By REMAR NORDIN

JOHOR BARU: A 56-year-old petty trader pleaded guilty at the Session’s Court here for posting inflammatory and disrespectful statements about the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on X, in December 2024.

Judge Hazeelia Muhammad sentenced a RM3,000 fine, in default six months’ jail, on Zaidi Mat Sah, after hearing the plea on Wednesday (Jan 8).

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