Man fined RM6,000 for threatening DBKL officer over balloon vendor incident


KUALA LUMPUR: A father of five has been fined RM6,000, in default five months' jail, by the Magistrates' Court here after pleading guilty to threatening a Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement officer over the balloon vendor incident in March 2025.

Magistrate Farah Nabihah Muhamad Dan, while meting out the sentence on clothing trader Mustafa Sulaiman, 57, said public interest must prevail, adding that the accused's remarks were akin to "pouring fuel on fire".

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