Man fined RM12,000 for threatening FB post against the king

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A Felda oil palm farmer was fined RM12,000 by the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur on Monday (April 22) for making a threatening post against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on his Facebook page in August 2023.  Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali handed down the sentence on Samsuri Ramli, 45, after he pleaded guilty to the charge.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5n7cmyrn  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 A Felda oil pump farmer was fined RM12,000 by the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur on Monday

00:08 for making a threatening Facebook post against the Yangtipertuan Agong in August last year.

00:14 Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali handed down the sentence on the 45-year-old Samsuri Ramli

00:20 after he pleaded guilty.

00:22 The court also ordered him to serve six months in jail if he failed to pay the fine.

00:27 Samsuri paid the fine.

00:29 Samsuri faced charges for posting threatening content on his Facebook profile, Sambanjar Perak,

00:35 claiming the king would be removed if he did not dismiss Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister.

00:41 The post was made at 3.30pm on August 13, 2023, and was later seen at a condominium unit

00:48 in Jalan Tungsin, Bukit Bintang at 9pm the same day.

00:52 The charge, under Section 233, Subsection 1, Subsection A of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998,

00:59 carries a maximum fine of RM50,000 or imprisonment up to one year, or both.

01:05 Additionally, a RM1,000 fine can be imposed for each day the offence continues after conviction.

01:12 For more information, visit www.fema.gov.uk/covid19.

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