KULAI: A security guard has been fined RM500 by the Magistrate Court here for scolding police personnel at Kulai police district headquarters.
KR Pathma Seelan, 22, pleaded guilty after the charge was read to him before Magistrate R. Salini here on Friday (Feb 21).
According to the charge sheet, the accused acted in a rowdy manner and raised his voice to the police personnel at 7.10pm on Monday (Feb 17).
He was charged under Section 90 of the Police Act 1967, punishable under Section 94 of the same Act, which carries a fine of up to RM500 or imprisonment of up to six months, or both, upon conviction.
Pathma Seelan, a bachelor, told Salini that he was earning a salary of RM1,200 a month and had to look after his mother.
“I have repented and will not repeat my mistake ever again,” he said, appealing for a light sentence.
Salini then fined him RM500 in default one month in jail and warned him not to repeat the offence.
Insp Ahmad Safuan Abu Naim prosecuted, while the accused was not represented.
Pathma Seelan paid the fine.
Meanwhile, Kulai OCPD Asst Comm Tan Seng Lee said the three other suspects arrested with the accused have been released.
On Thursday (Feb 20), four youths were detained after one of them was seen berating police personnel in a viral video.
