KUCHING: A 49-year-old unemployed man from Miri has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment by the Sessions Court after pleading guilty to stealing electricity to power a cryptocurrency mining operation.
The accused Hii King Lee was charged under Section 33(5) of the Electricity Ordinance for dishonestly abstracting electricity at commercial shoplots at the 17th Mile, Jalan Kuching-Serian, on June 21, 2024.
