KUALA LUMPUR: A plantation worker was fined RM2,000 for concealing a suspect involved in a hit-and-run in front of a nightclub on Jalan Klang Lama.
Magistrate Farah Nabihah Muhamad Dan imposed the fine after S. Teenesh, 40, pleaded guilty to the charge and ordered him to serve two months in prison if the fine was not paid.
Teenesh was charged with hiding an offender known to have committed attempted murder to help him evade punishment at a plantation workers’ quarters in Kampung Chennah, Jelebu, Negri Sembilan, on Feb 7.
He was charged under Section 120B(2) of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum penalty of six months’ jail, a fine, or both upon conviction, Bernama reported.
According to the facts of the case, on Jan 29, a 24-year-old nightclub manager witnessed two vehicles recklessly exiting the building’s parking lot onto the road in front of the club.
The vehicles then struck a group of people standing in front of the nightclub, injuring two men and one woman.
A woman living in a nearby condominium was awakened by loud noises and, upon looking out her window, saw a group of men fighting. She recorded the incident on her phone, and the video later went viral on social media.
After the court interpreter read the facts of the case, the magistrate asked deputy public prosecutor Amritpreet Kaur Randhawa to clarify how the accused had protected the perpetrator.
Amritpreet said the accused had concealed the perpetrator at a workers’ quarters.
