Former student activist’s fine for staging protest during convocation increased to RM10,000


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here on Tuesday increased RM10,000 from the RM5,000 fine imposed by a Magistrate against a former president of Universiti Malaya Association of New Youth (UMANY) for insulting the university’s vice-chancellor by staging a protest during a convocation ceremony in 2019.

Judge Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin made the order after allowing the prosecution's cross-appeal against the RM5,000 fine imposed on Wong Yan Ke by the Magistrate's Court here on October 9, 2023. 

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In Nation

Woman robbed in her sleep at Sandakan home
Retiree loses over RM328,000 to phone scam
MIC’s loyalty to BN ‘clear, firm, forward-looking’, says Zambry
Victor Chin: RM9.5mil was ‘service fee’, not bribe to enforcement agencies
Langkawi ferry trips cut 40% as diesel prices soar
Raja of Perlis performs rain prayer with nearly 1,000 worshippers
King urges Malaysians to take precautions as heatwave persists until June
Five remanded four days in baby skeleton probe
Heritage nurses’ quarters to become new Anjung Kasih for SGH Families
Bomba steps up aerial assault on Tatau peat fire

Others Also Read